Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1887, Page 3

,% D. C., MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC, THE SEASON OF FLOWERS. SOME NOTES ABOUT WASHINGTON PLAYERS AND SIN- | WHATTHE LADIES WILL WEAR THE COMING SPRING— GERS—TOM KEENE AND HIS MANAGER. —The first score of Verdi's new opera, “Otello,” to reach America arrived In New York on Monday, addressed to Mme. Pursch-Madi, with the great omposer’s personal compliments, Pro. NOVELTIES IN COLORS, MATERIALS AND DESIGNS. Six Hose for evening wear must match the shoes in color if not in shade. Tue Latest BANG, called the Russian, 1s V- vasa, of | Shapedand barbarous in appearance. Jarine band, made arrangements jong ago to] THE JaCNTY Matapor jackets will be more popu- et the score as Soon as it was to be had in Paris, | lar than ever this and the coming season. ‘and his admirabie corps of instrumentalists will Goubtiess soon be able to give Washington selec- ‘ons from this latest addition to the great musical ‘Works of the epoch. RIBBONS, FLowERs or aigrettes of light feathers are fashionable for the hair for evening. ‘Sort Har will not be as fashionable this year — Tim Murphy, the clever eccentric comedian of } as last among ladies. Uhis city, who bas made a snecess in “A Bunch of Keys,” has been re-engaged for next season. SLEEVES of a different material from the dress are a useful novelty, as new sleeves can thus with- —“Pawn Ticket 110” ts the name of the new play | out difficulty be put into a half-worn-out dress, written by Clay M. Greene and David Belasco for Lota. — Manager Conreid, who controls most of the @ramas and operas we get trom Germany and Austria, has secured the American rights of Mil- loecker’s new opera, “The Vice Admiral.” — The New York Mirror has this tosay about a ‘Washington professtonal: “Bertie Crawford, who hhas made some strides in comic opera in recent Years, will be the prima donna of a company that ‘Will piay an extended engagement in Chicago the coming summer. Her latest success was Vizginie tm “The Maid of Belville. — Miss Lizzie F. Macnichol, of this city, a former 1 of Dr. R. S. Kimball, has been engaged as Titieate ef thous quartette at Dr. Chapin’s ehureh, in New York. —A rumor has been afloat lately that Miss May Forteseue, the English actress, was engaged to be married to Marcus R. Mayer, Henry E. Abbey's able ntative, Miss Fortescue laughs at the Teport. Mr. Mayer has not been heard from. —Getstinger, the German actress, will revisit America in the spring and remain during the ‘Summer. She will open at the New York Thalia on April 16 and will then go to San Francisco.: — Its sald that Kate Vaughan, the well-known actress, will come to this country in the fifwitt an English company. —Chieago has much to answer for, but it has re- cently donesomething which should cover a multt- ‘ade of sins. ‘The manager of “Adonis” Dixey un- dervook to work upa “citizens’ ball” for that clever Variety performer on the model of the balls given in New York and Boston, "But the citizens of Chi- cago refused to be worked up, and Manager Rice had to be content with the ordinary means of ad- ‘vertising. — It seems that Tom Keene, among other prepa- Fatons for his fortheoming tour, has zot up a quar- Tel with his old manager, Hayden, with whom he declares he will not go out. On the other hand Mr. Hayden declares that he has an uncompleted con- ‘tract with Keene, and will make trouble if the tra- gedian attempts to go out under other manage- ment. —George C.Miln has been acting in Chicago this week, attempting the Herculean task of ap- pearing in a change of bill every night. — Mrs Augusta Foster, the well known actress, and wife of William Stafford, who failed in anat- tempt to establish himself as a tragic star, Will ext season essay the thorny path which her hus- Dand had to abandon. — Denman Thompson seems to have made the ‘Suecess of the season in New York with his “Old Homestead.” —Lawrence Barrett had great business with “Riemi” last week fn Chicago. It 1s said his takings were over $10,000. Barrett thinks he has made the hit of his career with Miss Mitford's re- arranged tracedy. — That promising young actor, Alexander Salvint, has been engaged by Miss Helen Dauvray, and he ‘will join her company and appear in the next new production at the Lyceum theater, —Levy’s concert company has been disbanded in Europe, and the cornetist 1s now at Brussels, ‘ying to raise the wind with his silver horn. —Eben Plympton’s career asa star has ended In disaster, and he has disbanded his “Jack” com- pany. —-—— - +02 An indefatigable Liar. A WESTERN GUIDE WHO COULD NOT BE DOWNED BY ‘THE TRUTH. ‘From the Boston Commercial Bulletin. As an illustration of the “colossal lars” of the ‘west, General McCook relates the following: He ‘was traveling among the Rocky mountains, and straying out one morning from the trail, stood for @ moment entranced by the magnificent land- seape spread before him, when he was aroused frour his meditations by the footsteps of one of the ides, who nad followed humm, lest he should lose way. “Is not this magnificent, Rill?” exclaimed the General, anxious to share his delight. “It's ‘mighty purty, General,” said the “but I kin show you bigger sights nor this. Dy, one time Kansas aim and me had been trampin! Ubree days and nights, and we came @ plain, and right in the midst of 1t was a forest all turned ‘tw solid stun!” The General smiled and remarked: “I have heard of petrified trees before, Bill.” The guide expectorated without changing coun- tenance and continued: “But that warn’t = General. Thar war a buffalo on that plain, he War petrified on the clean jump. and his’buffs had Kicked up a bit of sod. and I'm blamed if that Warn petrified in the air!” The General turned an amused countenance on ‘the narrator and said: “Why, Bill, the sod would hhave fallen to the ground by the force of grav- ny.” “Without any hesitation Bill answered: “Well, by —,, General, the gravity War petrified, too!” —— oe Ogiesby’s Triumphal March. ‘From the Indianapolis Journal. ‘There are a great many after-dinner speakers in ‘New York, and there fs an infinite variety in their style of oratory; but noman in this town ever approached, even in a remote degree, the manner of Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois. He was a revelation Yothe ‘diners of the Republican club at their big dinner the other night at Delmonico’s. He has 3 smooth-shaven, highly-colored face, 1s of impres- sive physique, and his cheeks puff far out beyond his big spectacles. When he his manner ‘was difficent, and he seemed to have difficulty in his words, but after he had worked into the swing of his speech his excitement arose with the occasion. bis face asstimed a roseate bi he began to roar with a voice that would have ‘struck terror toa wild cat blizzard. He cleared the plates away from the table 1n front of him for a distance of several feet on either side, and strode up and down, twisting his body around and thump- ing the table with his big fists with avim that made the glassware ring. When he announced that with a ticket headed by respectable men they could “beat all hell and the democratic party,” he hit the table a clip that caused the Alsatian walters in the background to turn pale with ap- prehension, His speech might have been called a triumphal mnareb. for When he started to the right in his trip along ihe table durins bis speech,he first encount- ered Mr. Depew. Gov. Oglesby Waved his arms around Mr. Depew"s head, and pounded around that gentleman's plate until the big railroad mag- nate moved back to give the orator more room, | ‘The governor stepped into the vacant place and | stormed around there until President J. P. Foster felt that he Was in the way,and he,too,moved back and joined Depew. By this time Oglesby was Yanging up and down the table at a rate that nothing could balk, and he rounded up against Senator Joseph Ki Hawley with such force and Mupetuosity that the Senator, too, retired amid a aughter from the amused diners. Oglesby | i eight feet to swing himself in, bounded on the south by Gov. Foraker. The latter made a determined night. He dodged here and there, | avoiding the sweep of the Uziesby arms and cring- | fog beneath the shelter of the back of bis chair. | Foraker’s struzgie was a brave one, but he was | ud preseatly moved back and jolued the | of distinguished gentlemen Who sat | helplessly against te wall ‘tos ANOTHER CoKrSE IN 4 Box.—There was recetved at the office of the Baltimore and Ohio Express | compans, in Pittsburg, a few days ago from Cin- einnatt a wooden box directed to James Csborne. No such man could be found in Pittsburg, and the ‘Dox was opened. It was found to contain the dis- luetnbered portions of a man’s body. Dr. Osborne ‘Said be thought it Was the work of @ medical stu- dent Who had shipped it toa friend. Tae Cincin- all authorities have been asked to investigate, Houiwess EVANGELISTS HtstLED.—Columbia, S C., has lately been agitated by the action and’ ut- Terances of @ band Of itinerant street preachers, calling themselves “Holiness Evangelists.” The people; eight in number.six white and two colored, cluding three womei, to white and One col ored, heid daily services on the public streets, and” in their harangues ‘assailed the Pastors of al! denominations, reflected on the character of Columba ladies, and were suspected of stirring up the colored people, to whom they mainly preached, and on whose clarity they sub. sisted. ‘Thursday night a mob of one hundred ‘ook the male portion of the band trom their lodg- Ings, and at first p totarand feather them, but finally compelled them to leave the city by & late train, furnishing them with tickets to Sum- ter, S.C. Ar War Wita Tae KNIGHTS.—The trades assem- Dlies, composed of delegates from all the trades unions in Essex county, N. J., has passed a resolu- Yon condemning district assémbiy, No. 49, of New York, for its action im the late strike; also’a series Of resolutions setting forth that if the order of the Knights of Labor in regard to clgurmakers 1s en- foreed every unton in tue assembly will withdraw from the Knights, —— HANLAN AND Gacpave 10 Kow.—Hanlan and Gandaur have signed an agreement to row athree- Inlie single seuli race for $2,000 a side and the championship of America on the 30th of May. A CRazY AvaxcursT’s ARSENAI—The room of PARIS ADVICES Say that white kid gloves have again become a necessary ball room requisite. But colored Swedish gloves continue to be pre- ferred for evening, concert and theater toilets, as well as for the promenade. Dog Cottam Banps are made of picot ribbon one quarter of an inch in width, loops of the ribbon toing first arranged as an edge and then placed 1 the Same Way that a roof ts thatched. AMONG THE NaTIY SpaIxe Gowxs are those made with jacket of fine pilot cloth, opening over a blouse “jockey” vest of gay striped Algerian satin. The skirt is also of the stripe, and in the back is an odd drapery which reveals a combina- Uon of the pilot cloth and the striped fabric, Puerry Basques FOR Hour WEAR are made of pale ecru tricot cloth, the lower edge cut in van- dykes, and trimmed around with rows of very narrow golden-brown velvet ribbon. The vest is strapped across with the same, between the wide velvet revers, which begin onthe shoulder seam. and terminate in a potat at the waist. RIBBONS OF GRENADINE, gauze, Striped and plaided silk, faille Francaise wiil be extremely popular for every purpose to which ribbons can be applied, and a revival is the very narrow fancy ribbons to te beneath the simple iinen collar. ‘The new gren- adine ribbons will also be utlized during the sum- ‘mer for this purpose. AMOXG SPRING FABRICS are handsome silk-warp serges brightened with Drilliant-nucd stripes of velvet and rich-colored canvas and etamine goods, in violet, Japanese red, golden brown, Neapolitan Diuey and olive, with raised or tufted itaes ge gold or silver crossing the fancy weave, or with bars of raised velvet in colors of Roman red, ecru, or bronze running in and out. IN BoxxeTs the narrow cottege, princesse and coronet shapes are the three leading models in Tuscan, Milan, fancy and Neapolitan straws or Satin braids in various stylish colors. ‘The fancy straws show all sorts of novel designs. In many of the hat and bonnet shapes they are arranged in what ts known as “row and row” braids, these showing various chic effects in color and design. ‘Warre has¢ continually increased in popularity since beautiful woolen materials have rendered it applicable for various occasions, and this prefer- ence fs now extended to hats. Dark felt hats dis- play a white trimming made of either cloth or plush puffed or laid tn folds, in whieh a kittens ead oF tuft of feathers 1s’ prettily arranged, White felt hats have a most charming effect, and are generally trimmed with black velvet, Srrirss, BARS AND PLatbs, in various styles, are the features of the new zephyrs, ginghams, sateens and batistes. Among the latter are also shown some very elegant St. Gall box patterns, richly embroidered, the Swiss designs showin delicate open-work devices outlining heavy rai figures, and besides these ure lovely batistes 1n male neutral tints, with flounces, panel strips, Borders, and vests wrouzht in colofs ot dark bine, Koman red, pale anemone, pink, turquotse blue, olive, golden brown and White. Exquisitely fné embroideries on White goods are brought out, these really more delicgte and wonderful than thé marvels of last year. MATERIALS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY are unusually varied and attractive. ‘There are embroidered crépons, Oriental nets, étamines, China crapes, and endless variety of tissues, vel- Vets, laces, grenadines and surahs in every con- cetvable color and device. A feature of the im- portation of French flowers, which are to reign Uiumphant, is their very artistic branching and grouping. Some very rare, and striking effects are prodiced in their arrangement. Among these blossoms, which actually rival nature in thetr per- fection and loveliness, are silver willow sprays, gold-powdered cowslips, velvet watercresses, With silver dew upon their dark-green leaves, fern fronds dusted with bronze, ‘clusters of scarlet Pomegranates set in the midst of a handful of “dusty-miller” leaves, snowdrops, thistles in every state of growth, long silver-gray catkins, witch- hazel sprays, edelweiss, dandelion flowers and primroses. ‘THE New Coton Canps show us the popular shades of green, under the names of absinthe, angelique, chartreuse and pistache, all of them shades inclining to yellow except the first. In the list of ecru, wood ‘shades, nut and beige browns, their nanie 1s legion. Gray browns are called rossionol. Chene is anew oak tint. Cafe nolr is the darkest brown to be found this season. Yellow, particularly for millinery uses, will bé very prominent in some of the goiden-rod shades, and also in very pale canary and straw colors. Maize, Mandarin, Nankin, primrose, cowslip and fost approved” Cardinal the very” popula ve. most ap) a the very” popul Hleving color is Still at the helght ofits. glory and while giving no evidence of the diminution oi the preference for this particular shade of red, has as rivals several newer shades which will appear both in dress and millinery fabrics. Among these are Langouste, an odd lobster color; Japanese red and ‘Roinan fed, one dark, the other extremely Vivid; sang, a deep blood’ red, and Princess of Wales, a clear brilliant red. 1¢ Was Not All a Dream. THE VIVID VISION THAT LED TO THE KILLING OF A MAN. A negro named Henry Payne, of Wythe county, Va., killed another negro named Booker Nowlin some days ago. He was convicted of murder in ‘the second degree Wednesday and was sentenced tosix years in the penitentiary. On the witness stand Payne told a strange story. He had sep- arated from his wife on account of the latter’s irregularities, but still resided near her. On the Bight of his ‘dght with Nowlin he dreamed that he saw the latter in Mrs. Payne's room, and 80 ¥ivid was the scene that he awakened in 4 tower- ing rage and struck out in the dark at him. He was so impressed by the dream that he got up, dressed himself and went to his wife's house, but Ustening at the door found that she was asleep. When about to leave he found himself face to face with Nowlin, who was approaching the house. A fight ensued, in which Nowlin made vigorous use ofa stout hickory and rocks, while Payne—to use his own expression—“went to work With a to- bacco knife.” He did terrible execution about Nowlin’s head and body. Nowlin survived but. a short time. Much sympathy is felt for Payne, who 4s an industrious darkey, and already a petition is being circulated for executive clemency. ———se0 How Tom Gained and Passed Her. From the Clarion Democrat, ‘Miss C— was born only two years earlier than her brother Tom. When Tom was ten years old she gloried because she was twelve; when Tom was known to be fourteen she confessed to sweet sixteen; when Tom proudly boasted of eighteen she timidly acknowledged herself past nineteen; when Tom came home from college with a mous- tache and a vote and had a party in honor of his Zist birthday she said to her friends: “What a boyish fellow he is. Who would think he was only a year Younger than I?” When Tom declared he ‘Was twenty-five and old enough to get married she Said to a gentleman friend: “bo you know, I feel savagely jealous to Unink of Tom getting mar ried. But then I suppose twins are always more attached toeach other than other brothers and sis ters.” And Wo years later at Tom’s wedding she said with girlish vivacity to the wedding guests: “Dear old ‘Tom, to see him married to-nlgut and then think how when he was only five years old thes brought him in to see me, his, only ‘ister. 1 Wonder if he thinks of it to-uigit? — oo When the Czar Drives Out. St. Petersburg Dispatch to the London Daily ‘Telegraph. Great precautions are taken here every time the czar drives out, Before the carriage or the sledge leaves the Anitchkoff palace the police are in- formed by telephone as to the direction in which the czar contemplates driving. The ened le lice force is immediately doubled all along way, and the especial corps of scouts are stationed on each footway. These scouts are mostly privates or sub-officers who have served thetr ume. They form a brigade of several hundred men, who wear civilian’s dress and receive rather high wages. ‘They follow the czar a8 his shadow, They went With him to bg ape Finland, and to the Crimea. At Gatechina and Peterhoff ‘they form the inner circle of the guards surrounding the ‘One sees them there ‘them- selves to the best of their abiitty behind tress, THE RIVIERA CATASTROPHE. People Fiyt from the Region by Thotsands, Leaving Everything Be- ‘There was another slight earthquake shock in Nice yesterday morning, but no damage was done, A large number of children were injured by the shocks at Nice. ‘The orphan asylum in the Ave- nue de Gare is in ruins and the children have been removed. ‘The matron was killed by falling masonry. Many persons have taken up their quarters In the cemeteries at Nice. Carriages and cabs are used to bivouac in, and the strand along the Boulevard des Anglais is thick with tents. Strangers make for the country pending the re- ‘sumption of railway traffic. All hotels are empty. Popular superstition ts stimulated in the Italian quarters. A mad woman went about crying for Gambetta to be exhumed. She said that in a time of crisis such asthe present, when France was menaced by Germany, he could not rest in his grave, and hence the earthquake. Every open Spot 18a camping ground, An English countess has hired a an jn van, in ae seme with her mat ‘here 1s a group of ct ladies bivouacing in an improvised fleld hospital, near the Rue Cotta. - The. Comte and Comtessé @Eu have lefttheir rooms in the Villa Barety to Occupy & ground floor, The Duc de Nemours and his daughter are in a tent in the garden of the Villa Grazilla, Two companies of carabineers have been sent to make people stand in line when the ticket office ts opened at the rallroad. The panic is somewhat abated at Nice and Cannes and the more courageous people are returning to their houses. Slight damage was done in Basses Alpes. In the department of Var the walls of houses and churches were cracked. No lives were lost. A French countess sojourning at Nice, who had taken refuge ina tentin a public garden, gave birth to a child after the shock of earthquake, Her condition is favorable to recovery. Fifteen thousand persons have left Nice within ‘the last, two days, and the exodus from all parts of the Riviera continues, All the railway stations are blocked with people, and the railway facilites are taxed to their full extent day and night. ‘The hotels at Paris are crowded with fugitives ge a Riviera, rie 8 rence eae but lag tially dressed, and others without luggage. nurnber of ladies are suffering from illness caused by fright during the earthquakes. Fiammarion and other astronomers further Ce ae they say that the disturt Will probably be less severe. THE CASUALTIES IN ITALY. Dispatches from Rome give the following official list of kliled and wounded: Bajordo, 300 killed and wounded; Diano Marino, 250 killed and injured; Bressano, 50 killed and 36 injured; Diano Castello, 30 killed? Castellano, 30 killed and many injured. ‘Yhe number of persons killed 1s less than was sup- posed. It 1s estimated that in the province of Povo Maurizio 570 were killed and 156 injured. In the province of Genoa 34 were killed and 37 injured. Bajordo and Diano Marino were the only places destroyed. Cervo was only partially damaged. The churches at Bajordo Castellano and Aurigo were thrown down by the shock. ‘The earthquake scare has not yet abated in Genoa. Business is almost completely z x and the streets are filled with people. 4 of the inhabitants remaining In the city the open air last night or took retuge on boat many vessels anchored in the harbor. At least 20,000 persons, tourists and residents, have fled the city, many of them leaving all their belong- ings belind, and each successive railway train de- parting 1s ‘iled to {ts full capacity with terror- ‘stricken men, women and children, Further details have been received from Diano Marino, showing the disaster at that place to have ‘been greater than was supposed from previous re- ports. When the shock came a dance was In pro- gress in a large house situated near achurch, Without warning the house fell upon the heads of the dancers and the church toppled over upon the house. Subsequent examination disclosed the dead pied in heaps where they were caught by the falling bullain -_9qp__ Anti-Secret Society Conference. PROMINENT MINISTEKS TO DISCUSS THE EFFECT OP THE SECRET LODGE SYSTEM, A Chicago special to the New York Tribune, February 24, says; An anti-secret society confer- ence has been called to meet in this city on March 30 for the purpose of considering the nature and principles of the secret lodge system and its influ- ence on the christian reifgion and civil liberty. ‘The cail for the conference has been issued at the request of prominent men in various denomina- Uons. A committee was appointed to ascertain What support such a conference would be likely to receive from leading men of the various christian denominations, and in reply to their Inquiries the following and many others de- clared in favor of culling such a meeting: ‘The Kev. Drs, James McCosh, president of Prince- ton college '. P. enson, editor of The Chris- tian Statesman; D. W. Collins and J, W. Collins, editors Of The Christian Instructor, Philadelphia; T. Dewitt Talinage, W. M. Paxton, professor in the Princeton theological seminary; Richard S. Storrs and G. N. Boardman, F. W. Fisk, the Rev. S. Q. Curtiss and the Kev. G. B. Willcox, professors in tue Chicago theological seminary, and Dr. Her- rick Johnson. The committee of arrangements state that anumber of sympathizing bodies have appointed representatives, and that they are al- ready in possession of the namesof a large number of delegates. They ask that every conference, presbytery, association, council, church, educa- Uonal institution and dther bodies favoring the Congress to appoint delegates to the meeting. i ‘Twenty Miles of Lava, THE RIVER OF MOLTEN ROCK THAT PLOWED FROM ‘MAUNA LOA. The steamer Australia, which arrived in San Francisco Thursday from Honolulu, brings full particulars of the great lava flow from Mauna Loa. The sight is described as magnificent be- yond description. The column of fire was first ob- served from the summit of the crater on the night of January 16. The fire died down before mid- night, but great volcanfe disturbances continued up to’ the ight of the 18th, when fire and lava again burst forth trom the ‘mountain side, ‘The Jength of the flow is estimated at 20 miles, This distance the lava accomplished in twodays.spread- ing as it descended, reaching the sea on the eve- ning of January 20. ‘The stream of lavacontinued to flow without interruption until the 20th, when 4 river of tire burst forth, following the line of lava flow. When the fires flamed out te heavy earth- quakes ceased, atthough slight tremors were felt at intervals Ulereatter. see Excitement in the Chinese Harem. From the London Times. There appeared a few weeks ago a decree of the empress-mother of China, calling upon Tchoa, the censor, to justify his strictures with regard to the employment of oneof the court eunuchs in a sem!- political capacity. ‘The incident has caused a good deal of excitement in Pekin, particularly among the 5,000 guardians of the imperial harem. Astrong feeling of rivalry exists between these Palace oMicials and the Mandarin; but the former are supported by the “Empress, who has the su- reme direction and choosing of’ the female mem- rs of the court. The Einperor ts entitled to seven “legal” and an unlimited number of “illegal” con- cubines. If, however, one of the latter give birth toa son, herstatusis legitimated, and she becomes: a “Princess of the Bivod,” and ‘associated to the fortunes of her child, who may one day ascend the throne. ‘Those young ladies who arive at the age of 25 without ‘giviug an increase to the im- perlal family are restored “to the bosoms of their parents and are quickly sought in marriage by suitors Of their own degree. It 1s an accepted social dogma that they all leave the court without @ stain Upon their character. An overhauling of the Seragiio in tls sense takes place every three Years, atid new recruits from about 14 years of age are selected by the Eupress to fli up the vacan- cles, Her choice, however, 13 almost invariably confined to the pretty daughters of Manchu offi. ers, So as to preserve, us Lar as possible, the racial integrity of the dynast: redict slept in a ‘The Benefits of a Street Railway Tie- - Up. From the Boston Courier. One of the facts brought out strongly by a horse car tie-up is the rarity of the habit of walking to and from a place of business when the distance 18 48 great as a mile ormore. ‘The factor of time hasy of course, to be considered in many cases, but in the majority of instances where men ride to their Work or business they would be better for walk- ing. to say nothing of the money saved, Our Tathers would look upon the race as sadly deterio- Tated, could they see how dependent are their children on horse cars or siinflar means of convey- ance, and the present Ume of strikes 1s an excel- Jent’opportunity for the cultivation of the habit of walking, Many a young man who tostt all day needs precisely this exercise, and would be better physically and mentally for ‘a walk before the day's work begins. ‘The text 1s an old one, but observance has not yet rendered it obsoleve, oo Science and Sewer Gas. shrubs and bushes. ‘The czar is quite against these | From the Pittaburg Times. strict precautions, but the police assert that 1t is | impossible to act otherwise. Doubt. Some time in each man’s life ‘Comes the strange spirit--doubt. Hecannot shut tout Or banish it by pleasure, rest or strife. He doubts humanity: ‘He questions w Providence existe: ‘And, swathed in blinding mists, 1 seems to him profanity. ‘Then, once goes ‘Td question” is there any God, Or any lite beyond the sod ‘With which the sexton rounds the grave mound up? Aisa is the promise of his coming?” for Peter Eckert, in Pittsburg, Pa., Was searched by the police yesterday afternoon, and Was found to be Pasting with infernal and death-dealing ma- ebines. ‘The instruments of death were seed by the police. Eckert had become a raving maniac, and is confined in an asylum sue me maries 0. Caw il, age twenty- ptember %, 1886, CI ell, age r= one, ‘emered, the latin scientific department of Dartmouth college, in full standing. He came from Newmarket, N. H., and bro ight credentials from F. W. Deting, superintendent of the high ‘school from which he was ted In 1884. The Young man had been quietly attending to work pre opi, nh February 20 published a dis- Pateh (rom Newmarket stalling that Miss Maria A. Simpson had surprised the people of that com- munity by asserting that she was bis wite. Well deciares that he was entrapped into a clan- Gestine marriage under an i companies $u0u, uuu, 4 Since patriarchs fell alee} bet Evil's ful serpent tori i the sunshine beak, ‘Btill wakes a paradox of Truman life, ‘The sacred books with error’s clouds are rife, And through their volumes devils seeu: to Tange. i While sewer gas is not sald to have caused the diphtheria which carried off Gov. Beaver’s Uttle Son, the examination of the executive mansion re- cently showed that the gas could reach the sleep- ing apartments, Essence of peppermint placed in One of the soil pipes was readily detected by the Odor in the rooms. When the Princess Alice lost one of her children and then died of diphtheria herself there was loud complaint in England that the deaths were due to the lack of draining of the palace she occupied tn her German home in Hesse yarmstadt. It was said that many deaths in royal or princely iamilles were due to the bad air of costly casties and palaces built in an age when panitary science was unknown, | Sanitary’ science in the hands of some persons who protessit is often ‘only a means of leading into houses the deadly Gas Which it ought to lead out, the | ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE. Some Perplexing Studies for a Drug. gist. ‘From the Boston Herald. ACambridgeport draggist has made a practice for some years of saving ina some of ‘the most peculiar orders which he receives. “We are asked for some rather strange things,” he said to the writer, “but we can generally guess what 1s Wanted. Many people expect a druggist to pre- ‘scribe for their ailments, and it saves physicians’ charges, and the diagnoses of complaints which come to us are often amusing. Look at taese: ‘Send me some of the essence you put people to sleep with when you cut their fingers off.’ That evidently means ether. ‘I want something to take the tobacco out of my mouth.’ Of course the scent of tobacco was the thing objected to. ‘Send me & baby's top to a nursing bottle’ means, without doubt; a nursing bottle top. +An ounce of the smelling stuff that goes your brain’ Seribes very well thé effect of iehaling, ammonia. ‘something for asore baby’s eye’ is not easy to mistake, though stated rather oddly. Here is a startling order for ‘enough epicac to throw up & girl four years old.’ Icannot help sym| With this person, who asks for ‘enough anise f grapnic: description of a certain aliments & & graphic ion of & cer Fequest for‘a plaster for @ man kilt with stitches? Perhaps the one who wrote this order for ‘some- thing for a caustic woman’ builded better than he knew. Here is an order for ‘something for a heavy Pain in the bones that is ‘out through the eyes.’ The person who wrote for ‘some 7) take a man’s breath away’ did not INTEND MURDER OR SUICIDE, ‘but merely wished for cardamon seed or something of that nature. I sent a Uniment to this lady, who ‘asks for ‘something to rub my old man with.” Not & bad description of a poultice is the order for ‘enough flaxseed to make a pudding for a sore toe.” ‘This child, who had ‘an impression on his heart and acough that is choking him in the neck,’ Ought to have been taken to a doctor, as well as this other one who, his mother ‘was ‘heay- ing up and down and every way.’ Here is a re- quest for ‘something to knock a coid out of an old Woman.’ The next one seems to be in hard condi. tion. “She desires ‘something for a woman who has @ baa cough and cannot cough.’ Nodruggist would hesitate for a minute to fill this order: ‘Seme- thing, I forget the name, but it is for a cure.’ ‘Our ‘own preparation’ will just fill the bill in such a case, But what should we send for ‘a swelled wo- man’s foot,’ ‘a man with a dry spit on him,’ and ‘a ‘Woman Wilose appetite is loose on her?’ “We get used to phonetic spelling,” pursued the druggist, “and are very seldom unable to arrive at atair conclusion of what 1s wanted, even by the biindest writers, Here are orders for penny gari pary garie and paddy garrick, which proc Paregoric in each case. These orders for barnaget, ‘vergmont and bugmint were filled with berga- mot; these requests for come earback, gum mare back, garmarfback, comeraback and ram back called for guia arabic; these asking for camflre and campfire meant camphor; worm me fuge and barmatug meant vermifuge, of course; where our customers have called for epicot, metick, eplcack, apricot and epicat we have delivered tpecacuanha; the person who wrote for honey quintom, blew | oint, Annie Quintom and Ann Grintom got un- guentum, otherwise called blue ointment; orders for iodnum, ladnum and lord warm we filled with laudanum; for balm of city we sent spermacett: those who want higi stirrups got hive syrup; this fellow, who cailed for paint killer, received ‘pain killer;'I knew that bubbon whiske meant Bourbon whisky; that air root meant arrow root, and that bitter Alice meant bitter aloes. I sent Arabian balsam instead of the raving baisam to this man; corrosive, sublimate instead of a gross of supple: ments to that one, and cherry pectoral instead of cherry pickerel to this other. I substituted syrup. Of sqiulils in these orders for sharp squil and sirri of swill; sent Ayer’s pills to this man, who ask for ear pills; Epsom salts to the one who wrote for hipson salt, and some cubebs instend of cuplds to the other, “Not having ANY GLORY FARM ON HAND. I took the Mberty of filling thts order with chloro- form, and being out of flack seed and flacks sed, sent flax seed in that one. “when I got these orders for ox sled acid and horrid ume J sent oxalic acid and chlorate of lime. ‘This man asks for McCordon seed, this one ca- man seed, and this one for colored man seeds, but I gave ¢ardamon seeds to each. Many orders come in where one syllable 1s mistaken for a con- junction, as churrup and quill,for syrup of squills; check ahd berry for checkérberry; gold an thread, for goldenthread; spit and turkietine, for spirits‘of turpentine; baim and gilead, for balin of Gilead; hope and dildock, for opodeldoc, People who wish for borax write for boeracks, DOWrHx, Dowrax and bow wax. We get orders for Arnold's ‘blossom,’ instead of balsam; Hall’s hair manure, instead of renewer; and Burnett's ‘cockrine,’ in- stead of cocaine. Customers who want loveage write for love itch; those who desire licorice write for nuckrich, logrish, Uckrish and stickrish. Here 1s a woman who Wants five cents’ worth of cologne to smell a trunk. Another asks for a mixture which shall be two-thirds alcohol and two-thirds castor oll. ‘This one wants something to make cat pit tea from, and the other asks for ten cents’ worth of Mary attic acid.” or ‘The Indiana Legislative Muddle. Col. Robertson, who claims to have been elected Meutenant governor of the state, appeared at the doors of the Indiana senate again yesterday and demanded admission, but this was refused by order of the democratic majority. The republican senators continue to refuse to take part in the pro- ceedings. A resolution was offered asking the soorene: court to act as arbiter on the clatins of Robertson and Smith, but the republicans say they have nothing to submit to arbitration. A resolution was passed to investigate the conduct of Senator Johnson, who struck Senator McDon- ald in the face during the melee at the door, with a view to his expulsion. The attorneys of Smith have filed their petition for a rehearing on the ap- peal on the injunction case, CHRISTINE NILSSON's MARRIAGE.—The marriage of Christine Nilsson and the Count Casa Miranda" Was solemnized at Mentone Friday ‘morning. Only the consuls ot Sweden and Spain and a few intl- mate friends were present, ———— B. AND O. 70 Use JERSEY CENTRAL'S TRACKS. A Baltimore special says: A vice-president of the Baltimore and Ohio raiiroad stated that, contrary to all reports, the Baltimore and Ohio had a clear understanding with the Reading, and would use Jersey Central track to New Yor’ Seed ly Be Love, Jeatousr axp Nux Voutca—At Chatta- nooga, Tenn., Isaac Gardner poisoned his wife and a boarder nained Wm. Turner Thursday py putting nux vomica in their coffee. Gardner bad beea jealous of the attentions of his wife to their arder, and took this means to preventit, ‘The Wite is dead and Turner not ex; to live, eee ‘THE MAN AND GiRL SHor DgaD.—A horrible murder occurredin Koane county, ‘Tenn. Friday evening. Aman named Newman and a’ fifteen— year-old girl named Weaver, while going in a Wagon from Kingston to Rockw« were fired on by aman named Epps, aud both were killed, ‘The othe of the pee ee fired. PPS pursued by a posse of two hundred, and will be lynched it caught. see CONVICTED OF SWINDLING. ‘Middonr, former postmaster of Waynesboro, Pa., convicted of defrauding the government through the means of false receipts for money which he pretended to have paid his office employes, was yesterday sen- tenced in Philadelphia to pay a fine of $500 and Costs and three months’ imprisonment, ONE OF THR Quickest ‘TRIALs oN RECORD.— Charles Murphy, accused of garroting WwW. Potter, a Providence jewelry agent, and robbing him of $1,200in Oak’ street, in New York ctty, ‘Thursday ‘night, was arraigned in the tombs police court Friday at 9:30 a. m. and held for trial. At 11:45 a. m. Murphy was indicted by the and jury for highway robbery and at 1:45 p. m. judge Cowing sentenced him to state prison for ten years. ‘The prisoner will be sent to Sing Sing today. ‘This is one of the quickest trials On re 01 Low PRICES FOR BARTLEY CAMPBELLS PLAYS.— Four of Bartley Campbell’s plays were sold at auc- ton in New York yesterday. “Separation” brought $400 from Harry Lacey; " “Matrimony” fell to Harry Vaughan Tor $110; “Pequita” was bought by D. M. Roberts for $100, “Batrfax” fell’ to ‘Thomas Canary for $525. rado paper states that William J. Florence, the actor, has made a sum of money, nearly a million dollars, it is by a lucky investment in Consolidated. Cali and during the recent boom in mining stocks on the Pacific Mr. Florence received his “tip” trom Mr. John W. Mackey, it 1s while pl an in Virginia City. It 1s Ch this large fortune may cause Mr. Florence to retire for the stage short! ‘Washingto1 poate) comedian ‘to have received ion of the story of Florence’s good fortune, & Sera e ne Sond fort ‘THR MURDER OF EX-Mavor BowmaN.—George W. Voice and P. O'Neil, the two mer of east ‘st lees ee were oe arrested on the a ee Bt were indicted by the jury, esterday murder in the frst degree. ” Rararae ee SHE WAS NOT AN ELOPER. And She Had No End of Good Evidence to Show that She was Not. From the Indianopolis Journal. A Logansport lady, en route home from Jeffer- ‘Yille, had a somewhat trying and rather ludicrous experience in this city a fewdaysago. She is married and thirty-two ‘years old, but her beauty 1S of the fresh type that gives her the appearance ot being ten years younger. All went well until ‘the train arrived at Indianapolis, AS soon as it came to a stop there three policemen boarded the train and walked through the cars, eyeing all the Passengers closely. They eyed the lady bound for Logansport more closely than any one else. ‘They walked through the car again, and then again, and then they consulted, and two of the policemen took ® seat in front of the fair woman and one of ‘them behind her. At last one of them looked her squarely in the tace and inquired her name, her residence, her age, her destination ‘and a hundred other questions police and newspaper repor- ‘Vers alone can think of. ‘These inquiries were all answered truthfully. ‘Then the police held an. other consultation and, although the conductor hollered “All aboard!” st the demand of the off. cers he held the train for fifteen minutes, At last One of the:biue coats a} hed the lady and, in & walce saturated ‘with ‘beer and authority, do “ain't your name Mary Allent” BAe Si ts moran wit « yous elope tl a ban Louisv! fies “Well, We are looking for this girl. She 1s 18, and described as. very pretty, ‘you answer the description exactly.” ‘The lady smiled one of her sweetest smiles, and, after thanking the officer for the charming com- iment that had been paid her, went down into T Carpet sack and fished out a handful of creden- ines hae proved ‘beyond ihe shadow Cs a se at a8 not on an elopil expedition. She showed himn letters addressed to. *tirs, S0-and-s0," a photograph o* her husband, a pair of yarn socks: that wanted ‘aay and laces Dut wot least, @ air of pantaloons with two les in the seat, and a marble, two skate keys and a Sunday ‘School lesson leaf in one pocket. ‘These she sald belonged to her twelve-year-old boy, and she had taken them with her, expecting to’find time to mend them While shevisited her brother's folks. She offered to go deeper into the recesses of her grip and bring additional evidences of her identity to ‘the surface, but the officers called a halt. They were satisfied. There was no sign of “love's young dream” in that Bie. Down deeper there might be gold mince ple, But there were certainly no orange blossoms. sy apologized and smiled, and the lady accepted the apology and blushed and smiled, and the conductor smiled, and as soon as_the pas- sengers learned the 1acts they smiled, and the en- gine whooped and the cars fairly ‘shook their sides. [t was a joke, and the pretty lady pound for paeabeport ‘Was the bright particular star on that A “Boodle Combine” at Montreal. LEVYING BLACKMAIL UPON CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS A Montreal paper publishes the statement that a “boodle combine” exists among the aldermen in the city council for the purpose of levying black mail upon contractors and in fact upon every one who wants their influence. The paper makes the following specific charges: That Nolan Delisle, de- siring to get an alteration in the plan of the city affecting his property, was blackmailed to the ex- tent of $1,000; that the Royal Electric company Pald $10,000 to obtain votes for its contract With the city; that $4,000 was subscribed by people interested in the Abattoir schemes on the demand of a “go-between” for the purpose of influencing ‘the votes of the aldermen; that the St. Lawrence Sugar Refinery, desiring to lay a water-pipe from its works to the canal, was blackmailed to the ex- ‘tent of $1,500 in order to buy votes of aldermen to sanction the Cpening: of the streets, That the scheme is well organized appears probable from the fact that some outsiders are employed to as- sist in the work, One of these outsiders 13 a Canadian legislator and another a real estate agent. These two men appedr to act as “go- betweens” and “boodle distributors.” The “com- Dine” is said to be like 1ts New York prototype on @ small scale, ‘The Platform of the Industrial Party. ‘The platform adopted by the Cincinnati labor convention declares that the United States Sen- ate has become a scandal through the purchase of seats In that body; demands a graduated land fax on all large estates; the opening of Oklahoma to settlers; placing Indians on lands In severalty; ownership of means of transportation by the United States; issue of a legal tender to the peo- ple without the intervention of banks; estabilsh- Ment of postal savings bank: graduated income tax; the election of United States Senators by the people, and the exclusion of the Chinese. oo Wedded to the Woods. A MAINE TRAPPER WITH A SQUAW, A TAME MOOSE AND A FORTUNE. Peter Leroyez appeared at the state fair at Port- land, Me., last year and surprised the crowd by driving a moose attached to a sulky. Since then he hasbeen called to France to lay claim to a fortune 0f$30,000, He has returned and lives in the Moose. head Lake wilderness with his squaw, 40 miles from any other human habitation. He 1s the _ most eccentric capitalist in Maine, rang from a French family of Blood and prob ctvilizatic property. ‘A wild youth, 4 hater of jon, he ran away from home, ted to America, and nally went into the woods on the border bf Maine, where he married an Indian woman and built himself a rude hut. Here he dwelt for yearsin the most primitive style, liv- ing on fish and game, trapping fur-bearing ‘ant mais, frolicking With the moose that he adopted into ‘his family, and making occasional excur- sions into the world, where his queer looks and costume, his long Nair, and his strange ways made him an object of Wonder. After he heard, last fall, that he had inherited ‘his fortune, hé edged his moose for $300 to Mr. John Eveleti, of reenville and with this money went to France, after coming back with the gold he redeemed the moose and went directly back to the wilderness to his squaw and his old life, He sleeps on pretty from everybody. ‘The only luxury En'witen he las invested ieee ae ‘buckskin shirt. ‘20 A Woman’s Vengeance. HER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE ‘MAN WHO KILLED HER S0N. A special trom Texarkana, Tex., February 15, says: Mrs. C. M. Yarborough, who has been in- dicted for an attempt to assassinate Judge Brooks, of New Boston, is under arrest here and has made full confession. She says she regarded the kill- ing of her son by Judge Brooks asa murder and determined to avenge it. When Brooks was ac- quitted she laid her plans to assassinate him. After arming herseif she went to the store where ‘Brooks was employed and purchased some trifting article. She asked for a lead pencil, and upon in- jury found that it had been hanied to her by rooks, whom she did not know. Mrs. Yarborough then went out of the store and returning in half an hour seated herself near the stove, and when Brooks ap) drew the pistol from under her cloak and fired at him. Just as she did so he Knocked the weapon aside and the ball missed him. Brooks fled and Mrs. Yarborough followed snapping @ pistol several times at him but it fatled toexplode. “Brooks entered a saloon and hid be- hind 2 door, and the woman on entering mtstook another man for him and fired at him. Another man dashed out of the door at whom she also fired. another shot, but without doing any damage. She then Went to a policeman and surrendered herself, Several persons offered to give bonds for Mrs. Yar- Dorough, but she refused to permit them to do 80, Mrs, Yarborough is about fifty years of age, of short stature, and rather delicate physique. She declared that she would be better satisiied if she Were in jail on a charge of murder in the first de- aud that she was pre} to accept the consequences for killing Brooks, ————+0e The Great Meerschaum Center of Ger- many. ‘From the London Times. Ruhla, a mountain village of Thuringta, is the center of the pipe manufacture of Germany. Like ShefMield, it was famous in the middle ages for its arms and armor, and at a subsequent period for ite knives. When the use of tobacco became common 4n Europe it turned its attention to iron smoking P'Brndualty, however begin century, meerschaum and w« pred a8 um pipe was carved in the early part of the thirty years' war, and Wollenstein is said to have bought it. The true clay isto be procured Ce At Hski-Scher, in Asta Minor, where there are in the seventeenth trom 3d. to £12 a plece; & imitation shaums at from 18 tp £1 the lozen; 9,600,~ porcelain ] Managed on the stage nowadays; particularly ‘when 1s taken into consideration the realism that - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26,-1887-DOUBLE SHEET. Pacific Railread Investigation. ADOPTION BY THE SENATE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ‘HOUSE RESOLUTION. ‘The resolution to investigate the Pacific rail- Toads was under consideration in the Senate up to a late hour last night, the pending question being: the adoption of the substitute for the House reso lution. ‘The debate ran on until after one o'clock this morning, when the substitute was agreed to and the bill as amended was without & division, and a) conference askA. ‘Messrs Hoar, Eyarts and Pugh were appointed conferees. ‘The bill as passed provides for the a) of three commissioners, with compensation of $250 ‘© month, traveling expenses and bills, with Power tO examine all books, papers and methods Of the railroad companies. It specifies the various Subjects of inquiry and requires the commissioners secede eed eae ance: tons of the Spee be & al ates (or r poses, of the investigation, sna i tuthortzes tne nt (if deemed necessary by him) to redeem or otherwise clear off all prior liens, oF other incum! by paying out of the Treasury the sums due thereon; on which the government Shall be subrogated to all the rights of the first mortgages. The sinking funds held inthe Treasury as security for the indebtedness of the companies may be invested in the subsiay bonds or in the first mortgage bonds of the companies, ———— aoe ‘The West Virginia Dead Lock Unbroken FAILURE OF THE LEGISLATURE TO ELECT A SENATOR. After balloting unsuccessfully all day for & United States senator, the West Virginia legisla- lye factions caucused last night and endeavored to choose a compromise candidate. In this they we : journed Sine dio. without ‘an election. “The govetuor wil appoint a Senator, It was thought at Charleston last night that the governor would call a special session of the legislature to-day. a aa Snow Blockade in New England. ‘Thursday's storm in northern New England was the worst in many years, All trains were delayed, andon some of the Maine and New Hampshire Toads were entirely abandoned, something which intment hap not happened before in Creel a patch from. lon says: “An engine Sent to clear the And in road stuck, so there has been notrain to or from Farmington today. ‘There have been no mails from the east A Romance of St. Valentine. ‘From the New York Sun. CHAPTER I. Araminta Titmash and her bosom friend Pauline D'Harney were promenading the 6th avenue. Araminta loved to promenade with Pauline, who ‘Was cross-eyed and homely, and therefore a splen- did contrast to the delicate Italian beauty of Ara- minta, They were passing a stationer’s whose minarw were niled with valentines. “ob, Arata! ere’ jooking at valentines,” sdid Pauline, Claude De Claney was betrothed to Araminta, ‘Are you gure itis valentines?” asked Araminta, “Positive,” replied Pauline. «Then he means to send me one, the dear fellow. ‘Let us hurry or he may see us.” CHAPTER IT, Araminta sat before the plano dreamily playing «The Letter that Never Came.” Scorn flashed from. her eyesever and anon. Her thoughts seemed to be none of the sweetest, not half so sweet as the caramel she was chewing. She knit her brows— by the way, they were the only things she was ever known to knit—as though in deep thought, Her thoughts were of Claude De Clancy, and they boded him no good, In fact, she murmingiy alluded to “him as “N. G.” It was the evening for his regular visit, and there was fire in her eye and in the grate, for she had wealthy parent. Nearer and hearer crept the hands to the fatal hour, When suddenly the door bell rang. She hissed “The villian!” between her teeth and went to answer the bell. It was Claude. CHAPTER IIL. As Claude entered the parlor he was struck with the chilliness of his reception. He attempted his ‘usual salutation, but was repulsed. “«stay, sir,” cried Araminta. “Do not dare to touch tnose polluted lipsto mine, Ah, well may. you wince! Oh, the hardihood of these’ creatures ee ataminte, darling, leaded Claude “But, ring,” what’s'the matter: What» ™ “Don't dare to call me darling,” Araminta broke in, passionately. “You, who swore you loved none but me, You, wno have so often vowed you thought only of me. Don’t speak, sir,” a3 Claude esdayed to speak. “Know, sir, that’ I saw you the other day selecting a valentine. I saw you as I ie ‘store. I received no valentine,” she “Who was the hussy that did receive itz” “Araminta, hear me, and hear me calmly, I tert replied Claude, and a t relief came to his lace. “It is most true I was selecting a valentine. Thad chosen one one that was beautiful. An elegant conceit of plush and vei vet and hand painting. I asked the price. The. salesman named it. Instantly the thought struck me I could a pee ee a money, and s0 I prepared a st or you. Now, what do you think T bought for you with te price of the valentine?” “What?” she asked eagerly, her resentment Tapidly disappearing. “A house and lot. And here is the deed in your name” “Dear Claude!” she murmered, and fell on his neck, ———+e+-_____ A Dog Tears Out a Man’s Windpipe. From the London Telegraph. A farmer living at Castelnaudary, in the depart ment of the Aude, has had, owing to the prompt fidelity of his dog, a narrow escape from being murdered. The farmer had just returned with his dog from the fields as night was beginning to fall, His wife told him on hisentering the house that she had given a glass of wine toa strange man, who had come to her ple: ading thirst, and that the rson had then gone away. The dog, however, sniffing about the place, and si bark: ing aloud, with sa ary it flew un its: master’s bed and the strange man, who was hiding there, by the throat. The fellow tried in Yrindpipe and. killed ulin ‘ue gendarmes wero windpipe e es. were then sent for, and they found a dagger, a revolver and a thieve’s whistle in the pockets of the ae- ceased, Bidding everybody to go quietly into a room and to remain quiet, one of gendarmes blew the whistle witi his might at an open Window. ‘The device succeeded adinirably, for in Jess than ten minutes four ruftians appeared on the ‘scene and entered the house. ‘They were arrested, and did not offer the slightest resistance. oo Yourarcy HiguwaYMey.—About 6 o'clock Fri- day evening, while Joseph Harabur, a Pole, wason ‘his Way howe from the till in-which he 1s em- ployed, in Manayunk, near Philadelphia, he was ‘Stopped by Morgan Carr, eighteen years old, who demanded his money or luis life, Harabar treated the matter as a joke, but Carr drew a clasp- knife and plunged the blade into his breast. Carr ‘Was then joined by twoyounger boys, and ail were arrested aa? up. eae os wd Pronounced of a dangerous character. ‘The boys. are Said to be the victims of trashy literature. —— or Proutarron ix Texas.—The Texas state senate Yesterday by a vote of 21 to 8 passed a prohibitory amendment to the constituuion, which will be submitted to the people for ratification at a general election to be held for that purpose on the irst Thursday of August next. a Farnese McGiyxx was ExovaH.—The chairman of the McGlynn rund yesterday paid over to Father McGlynn a further instalment of $2,500. He re- Tusesto accept any more contributions iy the fund, a8 hesays that he has enough for want AMERICAN CONGRESSIONAL METHODS COMMENDED. In the house of commons Thursday during the debate on the question of giving thespeaker power toentoree closure of debate, ‘Thomas Ryburn Bu- chanan and Robert Thresher Reld, liberal mem- ts is superior Wo parlainestasy” paseeaue oe en Westuninster. ——_——+e+___ ‘Mrs. Logan has selected the center of the circle of the north end of South Park, Chicago, as a burial-| for herself and Gen, Logan, and a site for the monument, Gov. Hill has declined ‘to interfere in the execu- {ion of Mrs. Druse, and she will be hanged next respited until April21 James McCabe, the Wayne county murderer, Who was to of New Yc to ‘ork, refused to discharge Dominion steamship company for for boycott and inciting the recent ‘ghere were 188 business fallures in the United Stgtes and 23 in Canada the past week,” PEPPER ocemeen, WasHInetox, D. C., ‘14th, 1887. ‘Sealed ‘in ‘tepucate aint ‘at siisicar aviane cee eaay at = FLRST, ‘Broken! 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LADIES’ DRAWERS, Trimmed with Cambric ruffle and cluster of tucks. 294 Another style extra-fine Muslin, two clusters of tucks and deep hem, 50e. Ladies’ Drawers, deep ruffle of Pmbroidery, eighll tucks, 68c. A FULL LINE OF FXTRA SIZE UNDERWEAR, LANSBURGH & BRO. TLANSBURGH & BRO"S DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT, Advance Styles, 3 | Beige Carranx, 40-inch wide. English Checks,52-inch wid Scotch Mixtures, 54-inch wide. Striped Heather Suitings, 40-1 Assabet Mixtures, 40-inch wide. French Diagonals, 40-inch, wide... English Coatings (nobby), 54-inch wide. Profit and Loss..... 7,425,006.62 DISBURSED IN 1886. For claims’ cath aod) ‘Torat To Poticr-HoLDEns, $5,°85,000,04. Commissions to Agents,Sal- aries, Medical Examiners’ fees, Printing, Advertis- ing, Legal, Real Estate, ‘and all other Expenses. .689,252.05 TAXES.....0-0.00- 1,916.21 86,296,268.90 Baxasce Ner Assets, Dec, 31, 1886, $54,071,189.82 SCHEDULE OF ASSETS, Interest due and accrued, $994, Renta accrued. Market value of stocks and bonds over cost. ‘Net deferred premiums. ——— #1,631,304.12 Gnoss Assxrs, Dec. 31, 1886, £855,702,493.98 Lusiiries: Amount required to re- insure all outstanding Policies, net, assuming 4 per cent. interest...#49,677,210.00 Additional “reserve ‘Company's Standard, Per cent. on Policies is- i. & sued since April 1, —_ aad 1882. ONE PRICE, 420-429-494—496 SEVENTH STREET. Faky Largest Store in Washington, Scrptcs by Compans’s Standard...... $5. Surrivs by Conn. Standard, 4 percent, 5,2 Ratio of expenses of management to essgauu We Have Cor Paices o-+0-8150,528,922.89 receipts in 1886......... ON ALL JACOB L GREENE, President. JOHN M. TAYLOR, Vice-President, WILLIAM G. ABBOT, Secretary, D. EH WELLS, Actuary, HEAVY OVERCOATS AND SUITS. 7 exw ET gm Be a ag Eli fs &, Gate SA Ge a. ©. GIB EEE U SS KEE MMM A A N Niu GENERAL AGENT FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, BRR 00, 588s 1001 F Sz. N. W., Kes Ree’ & 9 S38, qa BBR ROO -- WASHINGTON, D.G. 26am528 BBB OR K 00 ®as¥ = > CORNER 7TH AND E STREETS, Sraxpazv Goons AT POPULAR PRICES! THE “HARRIS” CASSIMERES ARE KNOWN ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AS STRICTLY FIRST- CLASS GOODS, BOTH AS REGARDS STYLE AND DURABILITY. A FORTUNATE PURCHASE OF SOME ENTIRE LINES OF THESE GOODS AT THE MILLS, IN SPRING WEIGHTS, ENABLES US TO MAKE THEM UP TO ORDER AT PRICES NEVER KNOWN IN WASHINGTON BEFORE. Thy srentfal reign ts through, no sound shall awake A stranger of modern ideas and modern methods come ty direne tog . He does lay upon sharp of a thousand but’ sakes weet hiusice deleting tire bears neal charming the ‘ears of Thousands of People, upon Ous , the color of which is RED. “Terape you have read of VICLOR , ADLEE'S ANNUAL RED LETTER SALE. and mu have failed to attend. Permit ur to. say that such inexcusable neclience may comt you dear in the matter of dollars and cruts—those potent factors OUR ASSORTMENT IS LARGE AND VARIED. 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