Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1887, Page 5

- f THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1887—SIX PAGES. Cou Waves Are predicted with reliable accaracy, and people liable to the pains and aches of rheumatism dread every change to damp or stormy weather. Although we do ima Hood's Sarsaparilia to be & positive «pecific heutnatism, the remarkable cures tt bas effected sbow am with reason- neutralizing the -e of rhe rheamatiom, give Hood's Sereaparilla » fair trial; we Delueve it will do 308 go0d. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA 81; six for $5. Prepared only Soa by all drumrist wot J. ApOLLeCaries, Lowell, Mass HOOD & © 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR Wasaxarnrs ixcent score in the world ore. Dusshess, efuploys more people than any we Nearly 1a acres of hout-apace, aud Ut at tock wall © rome Great ae ite io other 1m, it has been proved thet WANAM AKERS ie fistaud above allele @ DIF Qicas Mouse wind tore than that the largest Natal Bey Goods store 1b: Ainericn. udwe frvm these if our prices are rieht pete tuck Serve Viagunei.2i1- WOOL ht, Go-iven silx-aud-Wool, ela ter-li G20. Ge-tnen Ladies Civils Plain oF mux 4, oe. Shaler in wetght amet dotoem. b0ciuen Te Ried and Visla Tricot, 75¢. Piner in Solid Fal chevron Camnes-bair, 44-Inch, TPR All th: Rewest tanta, Houle Serge, 61-25. Meaut to sell at 9 rest deal MeThsche Braided Robes; Ubersl, handsome; $9, 0, oil. ‘Ani ubbase: Bisck, €2.50 to $12; Brown, @3 to $7: wwercheucat colors, “Sosi Sits Cloth, 30-inch, $8 to $18 85d. Stanee partuns or Rica Paiste FEAXCAS&E WOULD Benson ibe most welcowe presents that cvuld well be given to Oh asia ‘Was 61.75 to €3.25; now Cote 62.50. Back. Oe Srat nse, HAPE THAT Is TO BE BaD. TWO ot pandeimy toe usd ‘ize 14 iueh Grain Leather Club Bag, riveted, €4.30: ; 1 theur: the prio belp ‘December tan. ber (SS pages illastrated), le a-brun jast what sou want toarow of ‘Boo ibe qosmip of the Book would JOHN WANAMAKER, 417-40 Philadelphia. Doses Exzornic Soar. THE BEST FAMILY SOAP IN THE WORLD. IT 18 STRICTLY PURE. UNIFORM IN QUALITY. ‘The original formula for which we paid $50,000 twenty years agu has never been modified or changed im the slightest. ihiesosp is identical in quality to- day with thst made twenty years ago. It contatus nothing that can inJure the finest fabric. 11 Urghtens colors and vieschés whites. Tewaahes flannels and biankets as no other soap in the world does—without abrinking—leaving them soft and whiteaud like new. READ THIS TWICE ‘There is agreat saving of time, of iabor, of soap, of fuel, and of the fabric, where Dobbins’ Electric Soap is used according to directions, One trial will demonstrate its great merit, It will ey you to make that trial. Like all best things it is extensively imitated and counterfeited. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. Tnsiet upon DOBBINS' Electric. Don't take Mag- netic. Eleetro-Magic, Vhiladelphia Electric, or any other fraud, simply because it ischeap, 1bey will rua clothes, and are desr st any price. sk for DOBEINS’ ELECTRIC "nd take no other Nearly every grocer from Maine to ‘Mexico Keeps it in stock. If your's haan't it, be will ‘order trom bis Bearest wholesale grocer. Read carefully the inside wrapper around each bar, ‘and be careful to Follow Directions cu each outmde wrapper, You Cannot Afford to. wait, louger before ‘Tryimg for Yourself this old, reliable, and wuly wou- dertal ~__POBBINS’ E11 Sozovosr. A GRATEFUL ODOR, Indicative of health and purity.is communicated tothe mouth by tae aromatic SOZODONT, ‘Which makes the teeth as white and as radiant ss pol- fabed porcelain, and contains no ingredient that is no Lily bevefcal to both gums and teeth. The Lyric and Dramatic professions are loud in their prawes of 176m SOZODONT. “ Apu ‘The inst Remnant Sales of 1887, before departing, ‘will offer as recugnition of Past Favors an immense Line of extraordinary bargains, This being 8 week of leisure we would most respect- fully eek the public and their visiting friends to give ‘us a call this Thureday and Friday. SPECIALS A¥ FOLLOWS: Although having had an enormons rush for Holidsy- ware, we have different fancy articles, such as Plush ‘Pollet Cases, Mauicure aud Shaving Sets, Pedestals, Bisque and Brass } gars, Whiskheiders, Albums, and many others, left over aud will offer them for sale re- wardiess of cost. ‘We have been very successful with our Cardigan Jacket Sales, on account of a Special Discount of 10 ber ceat we had given aud will offer acontinuance of ie reduction until after New Years. The last lot of the Celebrated Century Cloth Rem- Lants, beautiful designs, fast colors, snd strong fabric at Ge. per yard, regular value 10c. A small jot of Sots Cushions, made of the best French Byzaucina with fancy cord trimming, at $1.48, worth #259. Abont 10 pieces of Striped and Brocade English ‘Velveteens in different shades of blue and plum colors at 25e. per yard, reduced from 75¢. and $1. ‘Severa: cases of Bleached Andrus oggin Cotton Rem- Rants im 4 at Ze., and 54 at 10c., worth consider- able in. A oew invoice of the well-known 1 yard wide Colored Cashanere Remnants, consistiug of many different olors at 16c. per yard. standard price 25e. For the benefit of the ladies who believe in purchas- ng « kood articleat reduced prices, we have om hand a fall Hue of FINE ALL WOOL TRICOT AND CLOTH Reuiuarts at half their regular market value. Several cases of Plain Black and Second Mourning Calico Kemmante m suitable lengths at Se. per yard, Peular value Se. Ie one Comtort and Blanket Department we have the fullowing special: Comforts, with fine white filling, erable more; siso several do: Kets at 61.75, standard price It would pay you to exsmiue our Cloth and Cassi. mere Department as we have made « general reduc- {don im order to reduce Our heavy stock. ata Great Sacrifice. ‘A tot of Ladies’ and Children’s Canton Flaane Un- derwear, such as Skirta, Drawers, Children's Suita &c_ en at redaced prices. & smal lot of Bed-Ticking Remnants, warranted Feather-Provf, at 14c., worth 25e. Oue Price as in the Past! we gave ber Castoria, ‘ehe cried for Castoria, Won rats wae ‘When she por ‘When ehe became Miss, she clung to Castoria, ‘Whaa she bed Children, she mave them Casioria 2d EDITION. Last Teams to The Sur READING LABO! ‘TROUBLES. President Corbin Defines the Attitade the Company Toward the Knights. New Yorx, Dec. 29.—Austin Corbin, president of the Reading Railroad, plainly defined the position of the company toward its employes in a letter sent at noon to.day to A. A. McLeod, general man- ager, With instructions to cummunicate it to the ten. It read as follows: “ro such of our old employes who have stood faithfully by us we feel and thapkful aod ume has now at. shail not forget them, but t ba juired wo retata thelr rived when all of our employes will decide whether they expect to places by reoson of honest abd fainful service and prompt obedience to the orders of the company That émoloys them and pays them, or blind obe- dieuce to the direction of the Knights of Labor, Uhroagn which Organization the wo coerce Us Into the employment of men who consider their first obedience due to that order, The men that will bave employment hours and good pay, a8 much as is paid by any other corporation of »'similar character, Men who do not wilt never be allowed on the road aguia pany as to Whom It suall employ or how operate MCs property. Places that are left In obedience to Orders of the Knights of Labor will be filled men, and such new men Will De retained, and under no circumscances Will be discharged to make room for men wuo have ieft their places. Hereafter we will operate this prop- erty with employes who consider tueir first duty is to the ‘company and expect to obey reasonable orders made in the transaction of its business. ‘There has never been @ moment when, Under any circumsiances, we would arbitrate ADS question growing ‘out of this strike. ‘Ubere Las been nothing to arbitrate. It is only a question as to whether the company will be united to operate Its own property—a Er"wwhien there ig invested. prer $200,0:0,000-08 whether that propery shull be cousrolied by tue Kbigh:s of Labor. It may a3 Will be understood now and trom this ume on that every wheel Wuich ts turn don te Lieuding system, shail be turned on the orders of that company and Under the orders of nobody else.” TO-NIGHT'S CONVENTION AT READING. PADING, PA.. Dec. 29.—Tne vanguard of dele- gates to the convention of Reading railroad ew- ployes to be hela in tuls city Vo-pight arrived this inorbing. ‘Tue convention 1s to be held in Excei- Sior Hail, a commodious bullulng, waich hay vee Used for Several Fears extensiveiy for Knights of Labor meetings. The main meeting room Will Seat 2,000 persons. Every local assembly of tbe Kuiguts of Labor in the anthracite region, ee bracing the Schuyekiil, Leigh, and Wyoming regions, Will be 1uily represented in Unis city to night, dnd the meeting Whi be one of the most Important that has ‘Deen held for « loug tume, Qs it will decide wheiher the knights wi their issues in the tignt and stand togetuer or Rerthe railroad men ‘Aght. thelr own battle, OC the ew delegates oa haud, the majority who are from the coai regions SUli Caik figut, because they Say {hat the company has betrayed its obligations when it agreed to arvitrate and reinstate all em- ployes, Whereas now they say the company oui- Ciais have discharged nearly one Wousand men and refuse to arbitrate. Del and employes in Reading and vicinity are practically united | agaiust auy strike, but favor settling down to Work as tbey Were several weeks ago ali aloug the line, And then to take up and settle Ue nine question first, as it was arbitraved bewore. Presi- dent Cyrbin’s answer Lo the joint committee of | miners representing the Kolnts of Lavor and Amalgamated assioctation which offered to act a3 Mediavor bewween tue raliroad company officials and striking rallroaders, if any is received, Will be Fead atthe mecUng to-uight. ‘The notice posted up by the company offering a reward of $1,000 for te arrest aud conviction of persons found gwity of violence (0 coupany ewp.oyes oF proper | causes considerable Indignation among knights all | over the main line. Cuairman Joba L. Lee, of the | knights’ executive committee, deciared last night | that tue meeting at Reaulng to-n. gut will Induce a majorivy of Fulladeiphia and Keading employes | to Sirike If peace Is not declared, Of the com | pany’s forty-four working collieries in the schuyi- } fir Tegions thirteen Were at Work lo-day, Of the | otuers twenty were idle for want of cars, four on ‘count of the Storm, and two for repairs. Mean- ‘while ail Urains afe rinuing, apd it 1s believed here that the raulruaders’ strike is over. A coal miners’ sirlke alone 1s leured. ‘THB KNIGHTS’ REPAESENTATIVES TREATED VARY CAVALBHLY. PRILApELPara, Dec 4 we Officers of the Read- ing Kaliroud Co. and commitvee trom the ex- ecutive committee of the striking employes who belong to the Knights of Labor c.me together again this mortung and parted after a snort but stormy session, ih Wuich the Company refused TO recognize tue callers as a comuituee, bUL agreed to recognize them as individuals, and im whieh the latter refused tobe. recognized, and demanded a couierence as & Knights of Labor cumuitvee, and, being refused Uuis, left in anger. Cuairman Joun L. Lee, of the executive comunittee, Was the spok tor the Kaighis of Lavor, .nd he bore tue brunt of the short, but spicy debate, and when it was Over he said it Was the last chance the company would ever have of treating wita the committee of the knights uniess un apology was made for the treatment he and his fellows received this mora iug, and Unless the comp.ny’s villcers conceded recoguition to the Knights as a body. ‘The Burning of the Islington Theater, ‘Special Cable Dispatch to Tug EvENixe Loxpox, Dec. 29.—Tue destruction by fife of the Grand i beater at Isiington this morning will have & prejudictal effect on the business of the theaters at the present holiday se.son, It Was a modern structure and the must imporiant suburban the. ater in Loudon. Jt was luted by electricaty and baa ail modern unprovements Fortunately the fire occurred afver Lhe perlormance, as, dusing the present season, tnere are great crowds nightly at the pantomime bet Dempsey Wants a Bigger Indacement, NeW HAVEN, CONN., Dec. 2.--Jack Demps y, ‘The pugiist, sald this moruing Laat he Was averse to going abroad to meet “Toll” Wall as pro, Dut tual if the stakes were made high enough! SAY $5,000 of $10,000, he Would make tue trip, M. Mayer Slightly Wounded, director of the Gaw- ‘den. for a New York paper, tought a duel with miden. for & New Yori r, TougDe @ duel wi Swords to-day. M. Mayer disurmed.‘M- de Woes: tyne in tue second bout. In the fourth and last Vout M. Mayer was slightly wounded in the arm. End of a fall River Strike. Fats. Riven, Maas, Dec. 20.—Tne spinners of the ‘Stafford mills Who siruck Saturday afternoon re turned this morning, and che factory 18 running asustal, The auuuorities will try to remedy the causes which occasioned the failing Of in wages. ——— An American Girl’s Success im Wansaw, Dec. 20.—Miss Etta Russell, of Cleve. land, Oalo, bas ‘scored a triumph in the opera of “La Traviata” In this elty. Sue was prevented with a golden laurel crown, on the leaves of which were engraved the naines of a number of the gen erals aud colonels of the imper.al guards, Brutal Treatment of Sailors, THREE OF THR CHEW JUMPED OVEXBOARD, ONE DIED OF MS INJURIES, AND ANOTHER 13 DYING. ‘Lospox, Dec. 2&—Capt. Paynter aud Second Mate Fischet, of the British bark Embieton, have been ¢! at Sunderiand with the grossest crueity toward the crew of vessel. During the voyage of the bark from San Francisco to iand, three of the crew jumped ove. board to escape cruel treat- ment: anotuer succumbed to bis injuriew and a iu Was landed an almost ‘lug cundition. Paynter aud Fischer Srere both renamed” a Want an Increase im Wages. PETITION OP PENNSYLVAMIA RallROAD RMPLOYES. Pritascxe, Dec. 29.—A prominent official of the PenosyiVanla Raliroad stated to @ Chromele Telegraph reporver to-day that while there was no truth in the rumor of a strike on = os 2 ee. Se, Mes : Singlet «Yaen at e E mand. He could not ‘whether it would be Granted or not, but be felt conndeut there would no strike. A conference hag been arranged De tween the railway officals and tneir employes, When a settiement will probably be eff Marriage of Maurice Bernhardt. Pants, Dec. 29.—-Maurice Bernhardt, of we actress, Sara Bernhardt, and rrine = Virginie Ciotiide—- Jabionowaki, great-granddaughier of Lucien " Bonaparte, Were married to-day in the Church of St. Hooore. Crowds surrounded the cuurch aud "ave a grand ovation to Madaime Bernhardt upoa ber arrival ‘and departure, —_—a_— Failure of a Texas Dry-Goots Firm. ‘St. Lours, Dec. 22—A special from Gainesville, Ge tbat ty made" an sseigaaeh9 maretasees € an Soun. T. Walker, uabilities $22,000, 7 be principal creditors are Chi fete i i £. & i ore i bell SHERMAN AND LAMAR, What the Senator Said to a Star Re- porter To-Day. A STAR reporter questioned Senator Sherman this morning as to the grounds upon which he ‘Would base bis opposition to the comfrmation of Mr. Lamar, “I do not feel at iiberty to discuss them outside of executive session,” he replied. “You see that I carefully avolded entering into the reasons in my letter to the Buckeye Club, The subject bad been much talited about, and my people felt & deep interest in it It had been in Onto that I was to vote for con- Sear ae in ae ‘should vote, Ido not know how other Senators may vote~it 1 did 1 could not speak of it—but J ‘shall vote against his confirmation. Of course peo- ie all over the country are interestedin the matter, don’t know what those folks (democrats) could bave been thinking of. There are enough reasons Why he should not be confined which force ‘themselves upon you without my discussion.” He w ‘Werthington? ‘There was a rumor in the upper part of the city ‘w-day that Mr. John Paul Jones, of the frm of ‘Lines & Jones (Pacific Building), had been selected for the appointment of district attorney. Mr. Jones is at present out of the city, and about the office novhing bad been heard of his appolatment. so Society Notes, Mra. Allan McLane, of lowa Circle, entertained £, cgmpany of ladies at a pale green and red o . The central detoration of the table was a great Oblong mound of poinsett. flow. fringed with maiden-hair ferns, in an epergne of —- Rr gy Lee the tabie be silver rw coutaln! rns, growing. ters Were in tue, form ot Ted roses and bunches of green grapes; the cakes and bon- boas were green al red, and the punches Were served in boxes, edged with poinsetta Jeaves and fern. The ‘were invited to meet ‘Mrs. John Cropper and Miss Cropper, of New York, Who are a short Ume with Mrs. DcLane, and Were Mrs. Dr. Goldsborough, Mrs. Dr. C. E Hagner, Miss Holman of New York, Mrs. Fox, Strs. Vioea Ait od Foe ts, hee ta mews, Mrs, Jol oor, Mrs. Hat b, Ion Brown, Miss Cornelia ‘Hunt, Mrs. ‘Dr. Grim, and Miss Beckwith. Mrs, Endicott is making satisfactory progress in the recovery of the use of her spraiued knee, but will be unable to ussist at the White House rece tion on New Year's day. She will, however, nold her reception at her house op New Year's day, be- giuning at 2 o'clock, and will have with ber @ number of lady assistants. Mr. aud Miss Gardner, Of Boston, the uncle avd cousin of Miss Endicott, will accompany her to tue Wuite House, and will be the guest of the Secretary aud Mrs.’ Eudicout during the week. ‘Mr. David King is still confined to his room with a fever. He has always been an active factor in ar- ranging ior the Twelltb Night ballat the Country Club ou the 6th of January, and the committee Will miss his asciwance im inaking the arrange. meuts for this season's event. ‘Mr, and Mra, Stephen Vail are spending the win- ter in Morristown, N. J., where they have gone to be With their son, and Will not ve in Wi jon during tus season, Miss MeGiensey, daughter of Commander Mo Glensey, will spend the winter with the family of Commander Nelson, at 1419 Q street northwest ‘Mrs. F.C. Snead and Miss Austine Snead will be athome to their friends at their residence, No, 1534 1 Sureet, on Saturday, December 31, and OmSatur days during Lent aud after Leut. Mrs. Horusvy has been suddenly called to Penn- syivania by the tines of her brother, Henry Black, ‘The vea announced by Mrs. and Miss Parris tor January 41s indetinitely postponed, owing to tue ‘Sudden death of a neur relative. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Juo, Bigelow and the Misses Bige- low, of New York, will come to Washington to-day, and will remain here during January as the guests of Lieut, Jno. Bigelow, ee RANANCIAL AND COMMERCIQE. New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opemny and clost the New York stock Market, as reported ware to Uuruon & Mucartuiey, 1419 F street, prices of ry special FREE) fg Sorta North Pac S¥ee: tire arr e rhe & & EEE Le Washington stuck Exchange. ‘The following changes from yesterday's quotations op the Wasiingtou Stock £xchance ure noted to-day Cerri Bebe eee ie ites 108 bid. D. C. 50-year tux Pers Bt currency, vy . C. 20-year Tuud, Gs, 1SUz, coin, 105% bid. Metropolit iiailroad stock, luz ‘bid, 102% asked. North Capitol and U street, 4) 45 wuted. Washinton (as, 379 bid, 38 asked, a] Metropolitan Lusurance, 67 lid. Nat iusurauee, 18 bid. Coiuuia insuranc:, 12; iiagys Lusurauce, 8 vid, Bis ask Machine, 230° bid: Natioual jetrupuiitan Baus, 185 bid, 190 asked. Citizens’ Ban e110 bid. Second National Bonk, 130 Cucgayenss und Potomac Tele: bid, 76 asked. \. 8. Electric Liat, 75 Market sicck (7s, 1941, L2ts bid larket Co. 6s, 114 bid, “114 asked. Antuntry Ist inet Dbonus, L, 2da, 7s, 46 bid. Washingtou 121 asked. Nations! ane el eta ‘asxed. Was 20g asked. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mp. December 20.—Vin gousolidated, 40%; past due coupons, Gi; forties 37. 0. te'w threes, 63 bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Mp., December 29.~Cotton quiet and steady—uuidditig, 10% slour tiem, better dewand. Wheatsouthern fru; red, 90a92: amber, Yimus, westera easter and guict; No. ‘Sx uid: December, SO abufss February, ‘Se qash souchern steady and Ari Western easier, closing, quiet: mixed, spo do., 90% bid: year, 99 bid; Febuary. (62. bate fits and qu'et—southern and Penn ‘gas: western white, 38adu; Western ikye trm. G2aJ8.” Provisions steady. gy" and “auiei Kio carson “ordinary” fair, 18>a18, Copper refi steady, 1/1501.16. Other arti foLiverpool per steamer du 7-380: flour, InGd; grein, Sed. Keceipts—four. 6.030. barrels Wheat, 7,000 busnels; corn, 10,000 bushels; onta, 1,000" busbela Shipments—dour, 22.940 barrels; wheat, 80 $00 bushels; corn, 5, 40 bushels, ‘Sales ‘Whaat, 200,400 bushels; corn, 146,300 bushels, Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, Tut.. December 29, 11 a. m.—There Was uothing of interest in the opening markets, Grain Values were a trifle lower iu spite of imu h lighter re- ceipts than liad been predicted. ‘There was little dis Position to trade in provisions, aud while the opening “¢ for May pork was a shade off, the market was by 9 means weak, Opening pices were: May wheat. 85M: May corn, 54x, and May por., 19.57% ALthis Bone the” May. options are quoted i follows: Wheat, 8544; corn, 54%: oat = bork, 13.65: lard, 8.15; hor’ rite, 8.08. Mr, Chamberiain’s Plans, ME LEAVES OTTAWA FOR TORONTO AND NIAGARA PALIS, AND WILL RETURN H2KE BEFORE JAN, 7. Orrawa, Oxr., Dec. 29.—Mr. Joseph Chamber. Jain left for Toronto to-day. “After attending the ‘Toronto board of trade dinner to morrow, he will Sart for Niagara Falls, spending a day or two there, and will proceed to Washington in time for he reassenibling of We fisheries commission on January 7m. & Panny Breach of Promise Suit. 4 BACHELOR AGED SRVENTY-POCR SUED BY & MAIDEN SCHOOLMARM OF THIKTY-RIGHT FOR $5,000 Damages. A New York Sun dispatch trom Watertown, N. ¥., December 28, says: Miss Sarah 8. Chellis, thirty-eight years of age, and a teacher in one ‘of the public schools of this city, has sued Jno. B. Chapman, aged seventy-four, for $5,000 damages, have been sustained by reason of his her ‘and quite inent in titoges ‘ake ceP aged over in June, 1886." Afterward it them tuat the affair be wo to ‘THE SUIT DISMISSED. The Marriage of Bessie Hillyer ana Grassie Bulkley Recognized. ‘The sensation produced by the elopement and marriage, in Baltimore, of Mr. Grassté Bulkley and ‘Miss Bessie Hillyer took another phase this after- noon quite as surprising as the original elopement. As announced in Tas Star two days ago Mr. ave, a8 eS nts Aap rntered eine er had been induced ‘hat heads have been put jon Teached which will take court and out of the mouth of the The supposition is Decome reconciled to the situ: Grassie Bulkley and his blessing and all customed ‘MAL FROM HIS EMPLOYER'S HOUSE IN MARTLAND. This morning about 11 o'clock @ man about thirty years old rode a bay mare into Wim. Bos well’s ‘stable, No. 1008 C street, and offered it for sale to Frank 8. Dubant, who paid him $1 to bind the bargain. Dubant suspected something wrong and went to the first precinct station and stated the tacts to Lieut. Amiss, who visited the stable to investigate the case. While that officer was inter. viewing the man a telephone m¢ was re. ceived at the station to out for a mun and & horse answering the description given by Dubant, and Lieut. Ainiss placed tue man under arrest. At the station he gave his name as Henry ae and he was rP rigs With the en larceny of the animal from J. F. Coffren, ot Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MG ‘The prisoner told a Stan Te that he was drunk and that’s what caused him to take the ani- Mal, He said he had chop; wood for the owner of the horse id lived at house, Where he was treated like a member of tue tamily. He said that about two or three o'clock this morning he took the animal from the stable and rode to this city, arriving here only a few minutes beiore his arrests He shows the effects Of having been drinking. He — at the ion for the Maryland authori- i et North Capitol Street Extension. THE RECORD IN THE SURVRYOR'S OFFICE. ‘The records of the office of the surveyor of the District show that on March 17 last a subdivision Of the Prospect Hill Cemetery property was fied tor record. ‘The plat, as recorded, seta aside the riion of the ground west of the line of North Capitol street for “butiding lots,” and the portion ust Of the line as a “cemetery.” “To ihe plat 18 a} Pendea the. “folowing: Swe tue” under: signed directors aod officers of tne Prospect Hill Cemetery of tne Germ..n Evangelical Society of tue District of Columbia, do hereby sub- divide the lauds of said society into iots one and twoas shown on above plat. (Signed) Geo. F. Schaffer, lent; Wm. Scheryer, treasurer; Sebastian ‘Toepter, secretary. Louis Kettler, Geo. ‘Waiker, Friedrich Helder. To this 1s dded the © certiicate of = ‘the surveyor. at Lhe surveyor’s office it 1s stated that there are No graves in the part set off for “Dullding lots,” and that the subdivision was made witn the un- derstanding that a road should be extended throug the property. Sudden Death of a Lady. SUE WAS FOUND ON THE STRERT UNCONSCIOUS. About 12:30 o'clock to-day a well-dressed Indy, apparently Mity-nve or sixty years old, was found lying on the pavement at Connecticut av enue and 1 strect, where it 1s supposed she had falien in @ spasm, She Was uncon- scious at the time. The police ambulance Was sent for and she was removed to the Providence Hospital. she had not recovered con- Sclousuess this afternoon, She Was dressed in dark Clothes and wore a seal-skin coat, ‘The police euuld not find any person who could idenuty her. On a handkerentef found in her pocket was tue name “Bosworth.” DIES WITHOUT REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS. At 2:45 o'clock this afternoon the lady died. She did not recover consciousness. No one had iden- Used the body at 3 o'clock. + Tue FOLLOWING VIKGINIA PostMasTERs have been appoluted: John H. Knight, Peers, Gooch- land Co.; Thomas T. Adams, Plantersvilie, Lunen- burgh Co, and Martin Coltenbaugh, Turbeville, Halifax Co, Va. Secretary Expicorr, baving returned to the clty from New York, relieved Gep. Macteely this morning and resumed charge of the Deparunent, MESGENORR ArPoINTED.—Dougias Grant, of New ‘York, has been appointed a messenger in the Bu- reau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department. Ta Key West Fooni Lieut. Commander ‘Winn has written to the Navy Department asking that the little foundry at Key West, Fla, be re- habilitated for the purpose of repairs to ships in cases of emergency.” a - Tee Bits forthe fifth and sixth payments on the steel crulser (the Baltimore) and gunboat ‘Dumber one, respectively, now building at Cramp's ards, Cl 7 Pa, were to-day on Department: = Tue SwataRa, which has been on the docks at Portsmouth, N. H., being refitted with new boliers, ‘will be ready for ber sea trial by the end of the month, ‘Taking Music Lessons. Kathleen in Leeds Mercury. Tam about to muke a ‘most revolutionary sugges- ton, arising from a reaark made by a littie girl 1n whom I am deeply interested, in the course of a tule chat we have Just had about lessons in gen eral, but music lessons in particular. My little friehd expressed a very distinct opinion that music lessons ought to be “put off until one knows hether one really likes music.” I have heard the advisability of deferring the study of Greek unui boys reach the age of twelve very ‘seriously can- vassed. Way should there not be a stuilar post- pouement in the case of girls and music unul they have come to an age to decide whether they really care to take up the study? I have always had a theory that it 1s equally foolish and cruel to com- et little girls, irrespective of (heir taste for music, jo dPutn away so many hours a day at daily prac: Uce, the monotony of which coupled with their slow advance generally disgusts them permanently. with the beautiful art. It is a purely conventional idea that ail girls must play the piano. If they really like music, Why not study the violin for a change? If parents would only be wise in tine, and co-operate, 80 that the girls should not com- mence music until their brothers began Greek, future generations might produce some decent Musicians, while the general public would be spared much infiction, How mauy ladies who may read ‘these remarks have ground away in youth at the Inevitable piano? and how many “Keep up ther music” now they are allowed ww think for them- selves, and do as they please about it? I venture to bope that my theory ts worth consideration, for T have seen such innumerable examples of wasted ‘me and money in music lessons given to children who had not a particle of musical feeling about them, that I hope, in the case of some readers of ‘Unis articie, that they will just think over my lit- is ‘a Ue friend's suggestion, and wait until their ate of an age to show some distinct signs taste for music” before they commence the study at all, And les: any of my readers inay jump at ‘the conclusion that I am not fond of music, I may not be accused, I trust, of egotism in adding that ichas been the one study of my life i bien t ve arrived at even anything remotely appro: mating to excellence. —ce0——___— Precocity i Children Undesirable. From the National Review. Precocity 8 undesirable in everf way. The pre- cocious child may be the delight of its parents, and still more of ‘ts grandparents, but the physio. ist looks upon it with suspt ton; and medical attendant knows thet such a ohila is i i for this world,” with ics Winning forecast 1s too frequently verified, soe. ‘Tary WANTED To Seg How Wovtp Stor.—Leonard Hale ant ‘ways, Toad bear Chambersburg. foot piece of railroad iron and 10 ‘The British office annownces 's visit to Russia is without the ‘of the government. ‘The Madagascar authorities refuse to release Gen. Willoughby, in jail for misaj money, nothWithstanding the provests of ‘The Manchester Courier states that Lord Stan- ot has accepted the governor-gen- H uishtp of Canada. ‘The ‘Theater at Islington was burned out Tne Lop Memorial ome for Children, tn Albany, N. Y., which Senator and Mrs. Leland ‘Stanford have recently Dullt, was aedicated yester- weet ain ‘Dy then for m ransom, has Deen Felgased on the payipent of 84000 ‘Mayor Lee, of Denver, Col., startied the safe in Ww. was a Pata ets Sy quits i Personating a Policeman. ‘SOW AZBRT YosTER Go? MONE PROM 4 oRooERY- morning and asked nim (¢.) to give it up,and he deciined todo so unless in tne pres ence of tiie court. Foster then demanded $15 more, And when Campbell refused to give it, Foster said he would veto go with nim, 116 (Campbell) Shen started to put up the shutters to go with him, but a woman. and when she came and he then lett. Foster came back in the Noon and asked Campbell what made him about tne matter. Mrs. 1 testified to to the store, and asked he had tried to impose on Cam) bell, who ‘Dut recently arrived in tbis country and’ was ignorant of the laws, and Foster sald that _ buted —, done it =e known ond ‘ald Was a relative of bring. back the money. = wn kichard Sylvester testified that Foster was not An oMicer, and Officer Skinner testified that Foster Dada jai ofticer's: when arrested. ‘The defendant’s counsel, Mr. Hart, said that he PPI a lS Foster's silence, - —_——— District Government Affairs, MEDICINES POR THE FOOR. ‘some days ago Dr. Minnie C. T. Love wrote to the Commissioners whether the existing condl- Uon of the northeastern section of the city in the matter of furnisiing medicines to the poor cannot be improved. She said that she had. given her Services 80 far as possible to do 8 gratuitously Lo the poor, but there were many medicines she could not furnish, She ted that certain physicians De designatea whose ‘prescriptions shail be recog- nized when so indicated as prescriptions for the Poor. ‘The Commissioners inclose to Dr. Love a Feport by Health Officer Towusuend on ‘he sub- Jeet, saying: “I would be glad if we could 80 in- Gredse the Force of pnysicians to the por as to better cover the territory of certain of the sanitary divfsions of the District, but I do not think it Would be advisable to warrant any physician not Unuer the pay and control of the department to ‘Write prescriptions to be put up at the public ex- pense.” ‘Transfers of Real Estate, Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: John B. Lybrook to Edgar 8. Kennedy, sub 18, 8q. 806; $450. Eliza P, Walson to John R. Hunt, pt. 14, sq. 1020; $3,025. Theo. Gross to Flora Gross, sub 26, ‘8q. 496; $300. 8. L. Loomis, trustee, to Francis Colton, odd-numbered lots from 203. to 225, 239 to 247,99, 2, 202 vo 255, sa, 3 sq, 10, and 29, 11,, Mon teilo: $=. Me ‘Tay! orto eo Walkers pt. 19, 0 W.C. King, pi. 1, ¥ W.C. King toT. H.Walker, same property’; $2,000. F. P. B. Sands et al, trus: tees, to W. R.Deeble et al, lot 5,8q, 1032; $1,452.50. Elizabeth F. to Alpheus C, Hoops, lot 301, = town, $1,300, A.B, Hines ‘and Joseph H. Hunter, pare 8q. 27; $B. H. Farquuar and Elizabeth . Farquiar, lots 1 to 9, 19 and 23, sqs. 1 and 27 to 31, sq. 2, Reno; $—. A.B. Farquhar to B. H. Far. quar, lots 1 to 10, 19 to 23, sq. 1 and 27 toi, uo; $—._M. F. Morris, trustee, to 3. R. Boud aud C. H. Cragin, trustees, ‘part 7, 89. 901; $—. James Daly to Erin K. Hugues, parts ¥ and 7, sq. 161; $6,500. J. 8. Bigelow, trustee, to Ammon Bensend, suv lot 137, Long Meadows; $550 and sub 138, dd.; $550. = ‘THE WeEELY Stan's Pocket Atlas of the World 48 offered free to every new subscriber for one year tothe WeRKLY Stak. It 1s a handsomely printed book of 191 pages, profusely illustrated, with more than 100 colored inaps and diagrains ahd contains aweaith of general information, See adveruise- ment in another columz. sarcoma AEN Sava He 1s Cxazy.—Jno. Flaherty, a laborer about thirty years ol |, 1s locked up at the first pre- cinct station 95 an Insaue patient. He says he 1s from Hyattsville, Md., and bas been on the road racdoys He Say he ts crazy and wants to go to the asyium. eee Rava oF tHe Taexwoweren.—Tho following were the readinys at the Signal Office to-day: 7 a, m,, 16; 2 p. m., 24; Maxinu », 25; minimun, Loonie FoR A Misia Max.—The poiice have been notified to look out tor Michael J, Mahoney, anempliye of the Government Printing OMice, who has been missing from his boaiding-housé S.nce Monday. He 1s about nfiy-tve yeurs olé and is from Albany, N.Y. His son wa- notified of his Gisuppearance,'and he arrived here to-day from Albany, . —_—-— ‘The will of the Inte Richard Byrn, Mled to-day, leaves his estate to his wife, Eliza ‘Byrn, who be names as executrix. Horace Beale, a colored hostler in the employ of Aliison Nailor, Was arrested to-day by Officer Bailey and locked up, charged with stealing a ‘bushel of oats from his employer. a Mr. Leary Wants a Subsidy. HE BELIEVES STILL IN HIS RAFT PHOJECT AND ‘WANTS GOVERNMENT HELP. ‘The New York Sun to-day says: Mr. James D. Leary, the owner of the big raft which 1s scattered ‘along between Cape Cod and the Gulf of Mexico, has not yet heard from the tugboat Morse, which he sent out to capture the lost monster. The Morse has not yet been spoken, and Mr. Leary oes not expect to hear from her before Sunday. “But she will tind the raft some time,” he said last night. “She's got a Yankee skipper aboard and a Yankee crew, and they'll stick to the search ‘Ull they succeed.” Mr. Leary has by no means lost faith In his Plan for transporting \ogs by raits. As has been already pubiisbed, he believes the enterprise would have been successful if bis directions had been curried out. He ty willing to undertake another such venture if the Government wili give him a subsidy, He thinks that the ‘Shipment of undressed timber from Nova Scotia to New York by rafts would be of practical benefit to this country. In the first place, the greater part of the trade is now carried on by Canadian vessels, which spend little of no money while in an American port, not even repairing a sail, if they can avoid doing 80, Moreover, by means of the raft, trees of the largest size, too large to be transported by schooner, could be brought here, ‘This wouid also obviate the pres- ent necessity of bringing certain kinds of heavy ‘wood a long distance by railfrom distant states, and would tend to eneck the destruction of our rests, Tas Coton Line at West CHesTeR.—A m to the New York Times from West Chester, a., December 28, $ay8: The color line has been drawn in this aticlent Quaker town, which was almost the nome of anti-slavery and the under- ground railway, in & Way Unat- has seemed to out fage @ portion’ of the colored population of the place as no previous discrimination against it ever did, The hoteis and satoons have combined and have raised the price of whisky sold to cole orea from 10 cents a drink to 15 cents, and Of beer trom 5 to 10 cents a giass, the price to ‘white drinkers remaining as usual.” This 13 held to be a flagrant violation of the equal rights amendment to the Constitution, and it 1s ‘that the question will be tested inthe courus, ce Potsox on Broom Sriints.—American ingenuity has developed ancther terror for housewives, ‘Tue Palenville, Green County, N. Y., correspondent of the Freeman writes: “Brooms stained with a tclnley, and protably ar other places. "AS many vicinity, and probal places. As many housewives use broom splints to try cake with, it is well for people to Know this. “ Kuclosed 16 a specimen.” “rhere 1s no doubt about the presence Of poison in broom splints, STOLE THR Cortes FoNps.—A letter from Lo. gansport, Dec. 28, says: Prof. E. McHubbs, of ‘merican Normal of this city, has ‘he acknow! to Prot. Kircher, Betore nis Rignt principal of the institution, that he had aj ated college funds to his private use. About six months ago McHubbs married an estimable cultured lady of Salem, Ind., since which time he bas been assistant superintendent of the Broad- way M Sunday school of this city. jethodist Bls Eh created a The cold weather did not interfere with the nati. ral gas exhibition at Cooke's brewery, in Chicago, yesterday, The pumps which araw the gas from take jerked away at only half pressure, Dut the flame seemed st and more lant than ‘at any time since the g eat find a week aga, ‘That the inflammable substance, which separates itself from the water and burns so freely, 1s natural, 1s now conceded by all who have investigated ft. —————= (7 Ee i} 5, ae A 5; Li itt | flak si | i ih i town, ‘Stones, bricks, revolvers, were Fale ate caesarean oe peti odes serious wheo fe glice ‘topped the fight. ‘persons were Zoouosy Too MucE FoR Hl i! a ii 4 ‘was insured, ever, 18 Satisfied of her son's conversed with one of her sons and aiter death, and who attended the ‘The policy was payable to Reddingwon’s wife. printer at 58 Fulton street, and ordered a program ted for the “Fifth annual souvenir bali of the herhood Of the Locomotive Engineers Oale- Gontan Hail, January 25, 1888." The printer got them up « prospectus, with which they went about securing the advertisement of firms who in any manner had dealings with railroads. In one day they secured the advertisements of twenty-two firins, for which $450 was pledged. ‘The swinaiers returned vo the printer aud ordered 200 copies of the printed and took away half a dozen copies on which they vegan to cullect their bills, ‘Several of the firms investigated the transaction, And realizing that they had been swindled, put Inspector Byrnes ob WO the scheme. "Wednesday One of the culprits Was arrested as he wus leaving ‘the Importers’ and Traders’ Bank. It 1s said that these men have swindled Out of thousands of dollars on their advert dodge. Amoi those bitten are the Mail a $25; Lorillard & Co., $25; F. W. Devoe & Rog. ers’ Locomotive Works, $25; the American Mu- chintst Publishing Co, $50; Jere Johnson, jr., $23. No Diphtheria on the ship. DENIAL BY NEW TORK QUARANTINE OFFICIALS. The New York quarantine officials were asked yesterday about the report from Baitimore that an Italian named Stappao Leone, Who came over about two Weeks ago, With his tamily, carried the germs of dipntneria to that city. Two of Leone’s children died of diphtheria, and also two children of Samuel Marentos, »t whose house they lived, ‘The story from Baltimore sald that several bad died during the passage of the same steamer on Which Leone came over irom the same dise.se. The health authorities of that city severely critl- cised New York’s quarantine department, It was learned at quarautine yesterday that two ‘ships bringing Itailans have arrived there daring December. On the Alsatia and Europia there was ho sickness to speak of, aud no during the voyage, Among the passengers of the Chander- nagor there was a single cage of smail-pox, Walch was prompely attended to. severai lofanis died of iuflatiamation of the lungs, but Dr. Andrews and the voarding officers said there was not a trace of diphtheriaon the ship, nor has there been on any ‘Vessel that he remembered during the past year, E WHO HAD A MASK ON. A special from Paducah, Ky., says: Some time ago James Parker, who lives Just across the line in Webster County, was whipped by vigilantes and ord-red to leave, On Monday he bought a gun at Princeton and started back home tie Same day. ‘Thomas Traylor was in Princeten, and, among other things for Christmas, purchased a falsctace, He overwook Parker and put on the falsetace to Irighten him. Parker had cause to expect an at- tACK, and seeing the disguised man ap; 1 ordered bim to halt. Traylor did not stop an Parker fred. Parker {ntormed some neighbors of What he uad done. They found Traylor lying in the road wit halt of his head shot off, Parker has not beef arrested, nor have the vigilantes ais. turbed him. He is @ poor farmer. Traylor was a neignbor of Parker's, and they Were 9p good terme A Desperate Contiict, ‘SIX MEN KNOCKED OUT IN A ROW BRTWEEXK RATLROAD- ERS AND TRAMPR, Tuesday night while a colored watchman and a tramp were talking in @ tool-house on the Junc- ton Railroad at Skunk Hollow, inside of zhe city Umits of Pittsburg, the door was burst open by about twenty-five drunken roughs and the men handled very roughly. ‘The darky managed to get away. When he returned with some Pennsyl- ‘Yania Railroad yardmen the roughs were torzuring the tramp on the hot stove. The tramp was rescued, The affair was thought to be over, but an hour later, while a number of the yardmen Werv seated in a Shanty a short distance from the Lawrence. ville station, they were startled by a volley of stones Tatiling against thelr shelter. One big stone burst in the door, ‘Rushing ou. the rallroaders saw the c-owa tl had previously put to Might. A stone fightensu ‘They got to fighting at close quarters, using rocks, clubs, fists, und feet. Finally revolvers were drawn, The tramps ran off, followed by the rail- Toauers. When the victorious party gathered to. gether in the hollow six nen Were found stretched ©n the ground, ‘One was a rallroader and five were of the other party, Geo. Sinythe, the raiiroader, was badly cut abOUL the head. The five men of the other party were examined roughly, vut_ none were found to be dead, or, trom appearances, fatally injured, They were ail disabled and covered with cuts and bruises, one man having a builet wound in the leg and anotuer one tn the arm. Instead of nolding the men and notltying the police the railroaders left tuem lying in tue hollow and went to their quarters, — 108, A Vagabond’s Attempted Suicide. HE CRAWLS INTO A HAY LOFT, AND WAITS FOR DEATH BY PRERZING. Andrew Simler, a dissolute character, with a well-developed propensity to avoid work, has been missing from his usual haunts at Howenstine, a small settlement near Canton, Ohio, for a week, and although his disappearance caused some com- ment it was soon forgotten, Tuesday morning Barnhart Havert, a farmer near Howenstine, while 4 his barn feeditig stock, heard a weak ery. He Ustened and heard coming from the has-mow 1 words, “For God’s sake, give me some water,” Ina feebie tone. A search of the mow by Huvert dis- closed Andrew Simler, more dead than alive, deeply imbedded in the’hay. With assistance that was called, Simler was removed to tue farm-house, and medical attention given him, when it was found that both feet and legs were frozen and ‘black to above the knees. Stmier, when asked how he came to be in the haymow, 8114 he had grown Ured O/ life, and sought the haymow a we {odie tn, thinning it 8 good 10 le down and freeze to death, which he attempted to do. His legs Will have wo be amputated, and his recovery is i A Mystery of the Railroad, ‘A CHICAGO PASSENGER RISKS DEATH FOR RIS WIFE, WHO HAD SAPELY ALIGHTED. Parties on the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago passenger train, that reached Indian- ‘polis trom Chicago Monday afternoon, report curtous incident, which occurred between Fowler ‘and Lafayette, this state, Agentieman, accompa- nied by a lady and a boy perhapsfive years of age, boarded the train at Chicago ‘eats to- ‘When some distauce Ee “ é £ od FE ie i 5 i i 3 4 Hie & as long, in fact. ball therefore travels much fasieT than the Which impels it, since it covers more than. the distance in the same time. Itis in ‘the same manner that a tacking snip 19 ‘0 sail faster than the wind. ———..2———__—— Incidents iu a Dentists Office, From the Hartford Tunes. One plan was the galvanic battery, or “lightning method,” a copper wire being connected from the battery to the forceps, which conveyed a shock to the tooth, and was supposed to prevent pain uring the operation, Our first patient, @ robust, healthy man, whose teeth ‘were’ “putin two suay,” Wanted a large molar extracted, The attach- Ment Was made as usual, but the connecting Wire proved to be too short, si parted just as the = ceps grasped the tooth, of course disconnect! the battery entirely. The tooth came out after quite a stragge. Our patient instantly left te Chair and, With a suniie on luis face, declared it to be the greatest invention of the age, saying he had Rot Suffered the slightest pain, In Ulls case, at least, mind conquered matter. On ove a after drawing a tooth for a suffering, necrous Uent, and naming the price, be said: “Well hope’ your charges are high enough; Dr. — the other day drew ine ali around the room aa only charged a quarter.” Quite recently a lady from & neighboring town brought in a set of teeth on & gold plate which she wanted to sell, saying, with & sgl, “So long as my dear husband lived they Were of the greatest ble benefit to bim; but poor man, I buried him jast week; heli we DO more use for them, and I thought’ could spend Lhe money just now to good advant ” A young lady with a beauciful set of natural teeth, > fectly sound, insisted that large cavities: be riled in each (ront tooth, in order, sue sald, “to Show all the gold possibl.” She’ was quite tn Gignant at our refusal to acced> to such an insane Pequest, —_+0e______ A Leap-Kear Romance. From the Judze. ‘The 31st of December, 1887, had come. Why the last night in the year affects peopie more than auy Other night it Is hard to say, but it does, and on this night Reginald de Brokaw waseven more affected than common. Perhaps the thought that ‘there was one more day In the coming year made bum sad. It might have been that the heart of the man Of nearly forty was sUirred at the prospect of being able to celebrate his tench birthday on the ‘2¥th of the next February, or the rememourance of slip of paper on which Was written over bis @u- Lograpu: “On January 2, 1888, I promise to pay, &<,” ‘welghed Upon bis soul; at any rate be was sad, He Was seated opposite a fair maiden of eight and thirty winters, A maiden at that age is usually called fair, fur she has then arrived at a fair age, Delther young nor old. Eghveen years be- tore, on New Years day, Reginald de Brokaw had’ proposed to the reigning belle, Margaret dunes, aud bad been refused. Every New Year's day after that he had repeated the performance With a like result, until, tiree years before, he had ceased. Now they waited in peaceful silence for the New Year's birth, their minds qo different thoughts. He was ene, whether Or not he wouid for the last time offer himself to the °, before him, and she was thinking Low Jong {t took for elgnty-seven to make way for the giorlous Leap-Year When sbe woud take advan- Lage of her prerogative and ask him to marry her. One—t wo— three—four—i ve— six— seven—eight— Bine—tep—cieven—twelve (this is done to ‘Whe tale; 1 am Writing on space) rang Out Ube bells, “Regiinid,” she whlspered, her Voice trembling tn the intensity of her emotion; “Reginald, do you—do youlo—.” A ring at the door and & ines Senger leita telegram for Reginald de Brokaw. ‘TeaFing it open, he read: “Reginald, wilt thou be mine? await thy answer, | Come to me.—c, 4.” Reginald arose. “Margaret,” i » said, tenderly, “10 19 oo late, T have already received s proposal and bave accepied,”and he left her alone in ber Tule wil not be continued in ournext. It 1s but & simple tale, truly patheuic, ‘a Warning to falr Maidens who wait for tne ‘ui year of Fearful Penaltics for Cheating at Cards. Mexican letter to Omaha Bee. Two children Of Signor Carmona’s second wite died, poisoned. ‘Their death lett Carmona a free ‘and rich man, able to pursue the great ambitions Of his iife, He destred to become minister irom France to Spain, but that could not be, a8 he was Mexican by birth. So he traveied to Spain and bought the title of marquis, aud from tuere went Yo Paris 10 live. Hils uolel 1s one of Lie most mag- niflcent, sumptuous mansions in that brillant city. There he entertains great people In @ royal manner, taking unbounded pleasure in showing them Ubique pieces of Turnitur: gathered Irom re- Mote parts OF Une globe. ie inakes a great deal of money in gambling, Wasting i On fast acquaint ances and hones.’ He visits Mexico frequently. ‘One night not long ago while there he engaged himseif in “play” With a friend. ‘The game waxed Auteresting as the day began to break. Suddenly Carmona hoticed a clever trick played by his: nent, $0 without a word he rose and shot Unrough the head. On another occasion When Car mona was losing bis gaive, be resorted vocbeating, and was observed in so doing by his opponent, Who Teached over the table, ‘Carmoua’s hand to tue table With @ knife, wen departed from the house, leaving this singular gentieman in racber a painfWl situation. He will Lear the sear of acheat {0 the end of his rope. “eee The Russian Novelist. ‘Matthew Arnold in the Fortnightly Review. Ina nation full of life, but young, and newly in contact with an old and powerful civilization, ish s my best race; Dut we have had Eogiishmen enough; we need something With a little more buoyancy than the Englishman; let us liguten tue ‘structure, even at some perii in the process. Put fnone drop more of nervous fluid, and make tae American.’ With that drop, a new x. Rier, nove highly organised type of g erature: 4a Our day 18 the most ‘and Must ie russia at the) momeat seem. to me to hold, as Mr. ‘Would say, ‘the fed. From Woman's Argosy. ‘Child #0 soothing? Because her love supplies elec 7, Which 1s e curative foree.andatoaic. Anl- ‘electricity 1s an agency not so well understood tt should be by women, though they use it con confounded with the aes i ‘New York Yacht Cluv nor Commodore Gerry Tecolved one, the report that Mr. Jamieson sent ome by the Galila notwithstanding. ae shall be glad to receive s said erry, yesterday, “and Wwe can defuod the'cap whut mech outie whet et 4 iy ney campot hold fe tf 7 § j if i § anal, us 60 by Lime allowance wecould never get i Dack. it they so let them explain their receat pay ey Bovey’s schooner Fortana have to allow nearly an hour's viged aes Saige aut ! of yachts already built. The urine “ot "or ey i ated never Soe of at that time, sight, Panay caval ta Sadan Saettee é fi i i York Yacht Ciuo,” concluded the commedore, “has the right to make = S ay ‘aby course or UUme allow. DID BE DESERVR BIS CHASTISEMENT? A telegram from Geneva N. ¥., December 28, Says: The whipping that Miss Jeunie Baxter, the ‘Lwenty-Year-old daughter of Dr. W.G. Baxter, @ Prominemt citizen in Lodi, gave Marvin Phillipa, 2 has caused a great sensation in the southern 9f Ontario Counts. PLillips has wot been out of his house since the affair occurred. Mis left eye it swollen from the effects of the blow from Mist Baxter's whip, and tus cheeks and lips are cut abd jacerated. He feels very sensitive over the matter, ine WHIPPING having been so public. “Maa 1n Loal say the wulpping was uncalied for, beonees Villtpe did pot say anything derogatory to Miss Baxter poral character.while others declare that ing WAS Hot severe enough. Miss Bax te wed’ at the great sensation her act as cat and has gone away trom home to visit trieads alti the feeling tn te matter eubaides, Her cousin, Miss Lulu Young, wi ® bright, attractive gir, and who aided’ tn threshing fuk lips, says she is sorry she did mot mark the schoo) wacher for life. Sne says every giri in Lodi takes Stes, With, Mins Baxter aud will never extend noo] Temalns teacher "mal there, Phillipe Views of Congressmen, Chicago Dispatch to the New York Heraid, Dee, 28 Congressinan W. K. Mason, of Unis city, will tm troduce his resolution calling for an investigation Of ali truste, He seems to be particularly bitter toward the sugar monopoly, which, he says, is tak- ing $50,000,000 yearly out of the pockeus of the People, He is in favor of tariff reduction. Senator Spooner, its appearance in pearly every part of U $ Since!riday nignt eieven ‘eases ere reporesa xi fe healcy office. During Uke lage ewo months eb ab average of one case ported to tue wealth office, and the st Siton i re. ard something alarming. There anger that the w ribie smalipex epidemic off on and there exist {ion und there exists here Do capable system of Tue steamer Oceanic arrived from China and Japan yesterday afternoon, and was placed iu quarantine, as two cases Of sualipox were dis- covered among the Chinese Passengers, ‘The papers and mails were’ ‘and removed. ‘The steamer will probably be ‘ln quarantine ‘station for ten days or two weeks. a Net Willing to be Starved, ‘A PREACHER TERWINATES HIS LONG Walt POR 4 Sale AuY NEVER Pap, A telegram to the New York Herald says: The Rev. J. BH. Walker, the oldest Presbyterian Preacher occupying ® puipit im Chicago, bas deem froren out of his church and is now oUt of @ situa on, Had he not owned the little house he lives 1b he would Lave starved to death some time ago, ‘His church was the ‘Park Presbyterian, which is situaved near ‘the Third i § H From the Newark, N. J.. Advertiser, Tne Bakers’ Cuion, of Paterson, ts in a state of unpleasant excitement. Some time ago the uniow declared that every loaf of bread sold must beat the label to be furnished by the union. The em ploying bakers objected to Unis, aud prominent among them Was Mitchell Craig, who declined ta have anything to do with the union, The result was that the union deciared a boycott against Craig's es:abusuwent; abd calied on all iriends labor not to eat nd cake furnished ty Mr, Craig. ‘The union bad its annual bail and on Monday night and had @ pleasant ume, discovered Tuceday that ali the bread aud furnished at the ‘supper had Leen bougiit at Craig’s bakery, aud Guat the members of une had just What Ubey asked others do. They nad to eat the boycotted bread or hungry; and they had to pay for the supper. The} ate the boycotted bread and coke, amd Wook st tw highly Un-Curistinasiike language. Ocular Evidence, From the Lowell Citizen, “Mat” exclaimed a taree-year-old girl, who ha@ been looking in a puzzled manner at a ew chait with gilded frame and crimson bottom, “what mahlush!” apswered the mother; “Foe should “1 apsw 3 ask such foolish questions.” - aq) MUON suouted, tue inteligent investigator, ‘been Spanked!” Sen Eprton oF Tae Cuscaco “Man."—Mr, the Chleago Matt with pr contrat ot paper, thus leaving Mr. stowden entire tree tw devote his me and attention to tne Chicago dispatch says: Mr. Waterioo ts one best-known newspaper ten in the G2 Mis career in esaheed (4 f il : § e % $ i MARRIED. We ‘Nocards, RAT,