Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1888, Page 4

4 CITY AND DISTRICT. East WASHINGTOWs WANTS, ‘Talking Against an O11 Moase—Pro- posed Widening of B Street, At a moeting Inst evening of Citizens’ Associs- tion No. 2, East Washington, Mr. Nottingham, from the committee appointed to investigate the facts concerning the establishment of an onl ware Rouse and the location of aside track and switch Detween K and Canal streets southeast, reported the facts as the committee had learned them. ‘The permit for the oll tauk house and for the side Proteuts of citizens. A non-resident, the report said, bad been granted a Privilege that a resident gould not obiain. The report alleged also that the Duildiug had not Deen constructed according to the vermis of tue permit; that instead of a concrete floor thy Te was a wooden one, and that the frame Of the Darrel house was mostiy of w: inatead of iron. At this switch, too, located at a sharp curve © the rod, several fatal’ accidents had occurred, The report called attention, too, to the = f Bumber cf tracks crossing New Jersey avenue. Pictured the danger of a conflagration on ac ount Of the location of tue ofl warehouse there, and also dwelt on the nuisance which it was expected ‘Would aris from the storing of malodorous olls. An the discussion some members suggested that the proper remedy was by an injunction, Mr. E. ‘Ing thought that the best point on which to make « Tegal ight now was the fact that a side fack bad been laid. The Commissioners, he sald, Rad no richt to grant a i to tne off Company Yo lay this side track to lead into their bullding. If they had no side track .they could not store any Ol. The report was referred to the executive com- Mitte for action. EX FAVOR OF WIDENING B STREET. ‘Mr. Harbin, trom the committee to ook into the @bstruction of Peansyivania avenue and A street Southeast, by the closing of the Library grounds, Feported that the committee had concluded that about all that they coud do was to recommend the wicening of B sireet. As to secyring # change f pans of the Library buliding, they thought It @Ut Of the quesiion. The commit ee offered resolu- Yons setting forth ihat as “through the closing of Penosyivanla avenue and souch A street, between Ast and 2¢ streets last by the Library commission ‘he woole s'ream of travel has been devoted to B street south, whic, under existing conditions, be ing only 90 feet wide, the main portion ot which is occupied Uy sireet car-racks fs inadequate 10 ac- comimodate With safety tue Linge number of vehi. tes en route to and from the central sections of the city.” “that the East Washington Citizens’ Association does hereby request the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the District of Colum- Dia, 10 solic tat the hands of the United States Congress the necessary legislation for the purpose of lucreasing the width of -outh B street, between Ast and 24 streets exst Lo the extent of 30 feet in order Uo secure the desired relief to the commu- nity,” and that copies of the revoiutions be forwarded to tue District Commissioners and to the Senate and House District committees, Mr. Harbin stated that the committee had had a conference with Col. Ludlow, who expressed nis ‘approval of the plan. There was some discussion eG & proposal to refer the matter to the committee of One Hundred. Mr. Harbin stated that if they Ot the frty feet they would have wo fight for every Aneh of it, a3 the architect of the library commis- sion Was Opposed to It. As it was deemed advis- abie to have the maiter presented to the proper authoritiesat once, the resoiutions were adopted and the committee was instructed to present them to the Comulssioners. It was decided, too, 10 re= Dore the matter to the committee of One Hundred and ask Its endorsement of the action of the asso claulon. ELECTRIC LIGHTS. Mr. Harbin stated that ne had heard that the Commissioners were contemplating putting elec- trie lighte in the castera section of the city. He Wanted t see them frou the Capitol along Penn- Ivania avenue to the navy-yard gate and along Hast Capitol street. ite was appotated 2 comnmuit Wwe to make a report of the matter at the next meeting. The following chairmen of committees were ap- Poluted: Code of laws, Judge Chas. Pel m; as sessment and taxation, K.W. Tyler; schools, Dr. . i. Weiler; sewers, G. Taylor ‘Suit; street gene Arnot; harbors, V. B. ards; Harbin; roads and bridges, John E. row; public chari- F. Beijamia; parks WHAT WEST VIRGINIA PAPERS SAY OF HIM. The Wheeling, W. Va., Reyixter, democrat, says: Judge Hoge is an estimable gentleman, a lawyer of marked ability, and bas faitnfuily served hisy stat country In various capacities. West Vi.giuia has certainty been most ib-rally weaved by this administration, and the state will not for- get te return her heartfelt tuauks In November. The Wuewitng Intelligencer, repuviican, Says: “tn appotnung Judge Joho Blair Huge, of unis state, toa lish and responsibie legal position at Wasdington, P © cleveland uas honored @ deserving man; nov oniy in the sens: that be 1s je and he had a just politteal mm tor reed joa at the hands GOSSIP ABOUT A FLAN IN WHICH PENNSYLVANIA 13, CONCERNED. pecial to Baltimore Americ Ka Haweork ty the + Increasing talk of a (8 syndicate bas ied to the following plan slip- ping out here, J send it to you believing, from tne vest information I can obtain, that i Is at the bovtom of thts scheme to wrest the canal from the peopie and turn it over to a foreign corporation. Te a, pears tat the line of raliway surveyed from Mulia, Ps., to this place by Pennssivania Railroad Ca. is part of Cals plan; frora sifttin the Toad is to tollow tue western slope of tue Tuscae fora Mountains to Hancor new railroad 1s 10 be bull: Ou tue wuwWpath to Curmberiand, wuere It will counect with the West Virgiuia Central and 0 0a soutawest to Charieston, W. Va., and thence Wo Knoxville, Jeon. The proposed ue traverses a cCOUBUY sedly In need of a raliway, gives the Penn- syivania Kaulroad @ shorter and more direct iiue SouthWest, a..d will enable tf to take the coul from the Cumberiand region mich easier and cheaper Jan. 24 than by tue present roule va the liunt.ngdon and Broad Top road. From M.filin tae roads sald to go on tarough New York to bulfalo, Ko-uester or Sotie point On the lakes. From Hancock the line Wil foiow the towpatu to Wilifawspo:t, and pos ‘Thobe will Run Again. JHON JARRETT SAYS CARLISLE’S CONTRSTANT 18 NOT ‘YET DISPOSED OF. Atelegram from vittsburg, January 24, says: ‘Mr. Jno. Jarrett, who bas just returned from the capital, was to-day shown a Washington telegram i i! 5 4 5 ‘over 3,000 voters, and that the democratl was afraid to mn the case. Jarrett doubt that fraudulent, practices re-lected Carlisle too a note nko clalts any con telligence of worki to the fabor voter Mr jarrett says not a single Durg manufacturer kn-w of bis visit othe He went of his own free will, Just as he Morrison's district in Iilinots and heiped to defeat the tariff reformer. Mr. Jarrett conctuded with the statement that the Thobe-Carlisle case was by ho means settled, not even so far as the present contest is concerned. “eee —_____ ‘Ten Days Adritt on the Ocean, TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS FROM HUNGER AND THIRST OF A SHIFWKECKRD CREW. ‘The steamer San Marcos, whicn arrived at New ‘York from Havana, yesterday, brought in Mate Ira W. Colbett and six seamen of the Boston bark D. Chapin, wuich sank on December 25. ‘The Chapin left vurk’s Island December 13 bound for Boston, and had fine weather until north of Bermuda,- where she was struck by a gale on the 23d, the Yessel foundering two days later. Captain W. C Hall and the suip's company of nine men took to the smail boat, Whicu was only 22 feet in length. They did not save anything and did not have & morsel of provisions nor a drop of water. ‘They rowed about for three days having almost constantly to bail out, ana on the night of the third day saw a steamer pass so near that the masts were Visibie. After tue sieamer Was out of Sight Capt. Hall became delirious and the next morning be died. He was at once thrown over- board. On December 31 Jno. Anderson, the Jay nese steward, died, and on New Year's Day Hane Peter Peterson died. New Year's uiternooa it be- an to rain, and in an old rubber coat and a un Gan avout three quarts of rain water was caught. The mate divided the water equally among the starving men, but none couid be kept, a3 the can leaked. On the ewnth day, the mate says, ail were very hungry and had terrible crataps in'the stomach. On the ninth day there Was a heavy Wind from the east and the Oars were stuck up as Sails. Fair progress was made, but no vessel was Sighted. Early the next morbing, however, the schooner Louis G. Rabel, from Boston for Sagua, Cuba, came in sight and’ svon after picked up tne almost exnai men, who had to be hauled yy ‘the side with ropes. The rescue took place in iatl- tude 33°, longitude 71°. Mate Jasper, of the Schooner, Who first saw the boat, was an old schoolnate of Mate Colbetts in Machiasport, Me. ‘The schooner landed the seven meu at Sagua, Whence they were forwarded to Havana. The United States consul there sent them to this port. a ae ‘The Oldest ex-Senator Dying. ‘The Hon. Chas Gayerre is lying very ill with erysipelas at nis residence in New Orleans, and fears are entertained that he may not recover. Lis SEES H E He eee Palle A short time ago Anthony Comstock, as chief ‘special agent of the New York Society for the Sup- pression of Vice, accompanied by one of his assist- ‘anta, Joseph A. Britton, went to Philadelphia and purchased from five different dealers in art-works When Grant was appointed brigadier-general and ordered toCairo to take command Col. Oglesby was acting in that capacity. ‘The latter had re- ceived notice of appoinument from the War De- Partiwent, and was advised that the new general Was on his way South. A day or so after the colonel was seated at his desk, busily writing. In the room were several officers, chatting tovether in subdued tones. The chief of tue siaff entered and announced the arrival of Grant. The colonel nodded and went on writing; evidently he had not Understood the officer. Presently a man dressed 1n @ plain soldier's biouse, slouch hat, and nondescript trousers sauntered In, remarkable for nothing un- ess it was for a generous quanuty of dust on his clothes, a stubby, reddish beard, a keen gray eye, and a half-consuitied cigar clenched between nis teeth, Taking a survey of the aj jent and its Occupants, he approached thecolonel and said in aquiet voice: ‘Will you let me have a sheet of paper?” ‘Help yourself, my man,” responded the colonel in a surprised ahd somewuat indignant tone, as his pen -cratched on wainterruptediy; “you'll one over there on the far side of the table.” The stranger seated himself uninvited, and, drawin; the paper toward him, wrote a few words, knocke ashes from his cigar and coolly passed the scrawl Greg toneh colonel. The surprl-# and indignation ‘on Ogiesbv's face deepened but fnaily gave Way astoulshment when he had mastered the words. ‘They proved to be an order relieving him trom his present duty and him to join his regi- ment over the river. It was dated “Headquarters, friends are no longer allowed to see him. Judge Gayerre is in his eighzy-ourth year, and this fact, with his physical weakness, 1s a serious drawback to his recovers. He is famous as the author of several historical works, notably a his.ory of Louisiana, and 1s the oldest living ex-United States Senator, having been ejected in 1835, when Jack- son w $ President. His grandfather, Eueane Bore, Was the Orst mayor of New Orleans under the French, and was a sugar planter of Loutsiana. His father was the last contador of the Spanish gov- eroment, and was born in that city two weeks after thé transfer of Louisiana by France to the United States. soo—__ Paper as a Protection Against Cold. From the New York Times, Itis well-known that paper 1s a great protec- tion against the cold. On the frontier miners and Woodmen preserve large sheets of wrapping paper and newspapers to put between the covering blankets When there is an insufllclency of bed- covering in the hotels or camps, An excellent Protection out-of-doors for the chest when wear- ing the dress suit, with the low-cut vest exposing & portion that is’ geueraily well covered by tne fashtonable bigh-cut coat and vest, 1s a few folds of paper underneath the overcoat. Many road- Ts In driving put a few folds of paper across the est underneat ; the overeoat as well a3 at the back and find effectual protection against the cold winds that prevail at this season. Tne paper 1s lke a wall in completely protecting the wearer. o Eccentric Miss Coffi LUNACY PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASR OF THE GIRL WHO WANTS TO SHOOT KYRLE BELLEW. The friends of the young woman Who, under the hame of Miss Stafford, has been pestering Kyrie Bellew, the actor, with her demonstrations of love, are endeavoring to put her into alunatic asylum. Judge Andrews, of the New York Supreme Court, has appoluted Dr. Matthew Chalmers and Lawyer Joho H. Judge commissioners to sit witha sheritf's Jury and determine the condition of her mind. ‘Tue right name of the young woman is Harriet Eliza- beth Coffin, and she ts the daughter of H. Lucius Coffin, of Ctocinnati. She is wealthy, weil edu- cated, and well connect d. Her mother and her father have l.ved apart for some time, on account of Mr. CoMin’s intemperance, and Mrs. and Miss Cofin have made New Yogk city their home. Mra, Coitin’s residence is at 155 34th street, Miss Coflia 1s only twenty-three years old, of me- diuin size and dark compiexion. About a year ago her ecceatrictties becaine pronounced, Sue lect her mother, weat to tne Sturtevant House and Tegisvered there as Miss Hairiet E. Stafford. After staying at that hotei some tlme and astonishing everybody with Ler peculiar conduct she disap- peared, and, among other plac-s, went to Bus- ton, She arrived at the Power House, December 27, while Mrs. James Brown Potter, whose l-ading iin Kyrie Beliew Is, was playing hereugagement, ‘There ber love tor Bellew appears 0 have tempor- Tarliy turned into hate, for sue went tothe theater With @ revolver in her bosom and several times stay Comnect WIth the Western Maryland Hall. road. The great interest of the Wliliamsport people in tals proposed lease of the canal irom there to Cumberland is accounted tor by the following plan: ‘Ihe canal ts to be main- tained as & WaterWay—a muil-race, through Which a great water-power will be conveyed Uo inanufac- tasting estabusuuents to be erected upon the pro- of Loose parties most interested in tne lease. Said these parties uave offered free water. power for tue first ten years to ali persons who will fect the mills un tue laud of tae Laverested parties, ‘The new ruliroad is to supplant the canal as a coal earner. Such coal as inust go to Georgetown would for a Ure % conveyed Via canal fro tbe Cerminus of tue new road at Wildatsport, but eveutuaily the road wouid be exteuded to Waste Jogwon, thus giving the Peausylvamia sysiem a Toute @ast via iwe national capital It will b- the iMakng Of Williamsport and Hancock, paruculariy of those persous Girectiy interested’ at Wlillains- ‘The introduction in the state senate of a bill en- larging we powers of the West Virginia Central Kaidroad looks lke Unis whole piin was about Tipe for execution, ged tual President Kou- erts, of the Pennsylvania Raliroad, guaranteed the Conds of tne West Virginia Ceairal and Pitis- Durg, tust he is virtually in coat ol or the Western Mary iaud, and that the iuatingdon and Broad Top road “has repeatedly refusea to sell wo the Pennsylvania road. Mow It Will be used remains Wo be seen. Barring Out te Giris. NO MORE FEMALE STUDENTS AT THE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. A Cleveland special, January 24, says: The ques- toa of coeducation of (he sexes hits for along ume vexed the boant of trustees of the Western Reserve University, better Known as Adelbert College. At Dreseut young ladies are admitted on the same busts as m udents, and many of the latter have seriously obj-eted to The recent president of the Was an adv ‘ation, and retirement ing the desired c Cutler, anti bis ot ould the trustees’ taxe any steps o- ge. President Cut- - Dr. Hayden was Ab the meetisg of trustees today resolutions were adopted nut to adm > the college Proper alter the clove of tue present acodeute dergraduates will ‘be permitted to complete thelr coueciat~ course. ‘The trustees de clare that, while uo fault com be found, with the progress and scholarly attainments of: the Mudents, they are satisiied that scan Been a detriment to the college. Itwondemen ae establish & separate Insti ution for youre wea tobe under the management of tire sae soins frusiens aad to'be known vs tue Clevelaad Cal jogien. Dr. Hayden was formally instalios Otfiee this afternoon. pes, ‘There 18 also troubie in the Homeopathic Med- ealColiege over the question of coducntinn, Mees Cf the male students who object ta the soesenee the young ladies at lectures and cliniestare said oo bave conspired to drive the female studenis out of tbe college. Compiainus have been made that the @ondurt of certain of these male students bas been | cowpiains that peop! unbearable, They are accused of rude conduct to- Ward tue ledies, and the latjer declare that teey are ubabie any longer Wo beaf the 11 ities, The Peal troaber beyais last fll, when tue Waunemans Society of the college elected officers. Several of {he student remarked at that time that they hot have a Woran’s name on telr di they made an effort to secure the election ap suu-Womas ticket. The ¥ est, and Rapids, Mich. ‘The fight $200, witht skin gloves anu toe daise, & purse of Ainiso, Needuan's is 21, ot : cit Zl, Geimio’s 20, Grif was Urled toget at him tokiilhim. January 14 she wen. to the Windsor Hotel, in New York, ana had the clerk Ther as Mis. H. E. Richardson. Tnece ‘She made herself so Oonoxious by her actions that the proprietors, ascertaining In Some way wno she was, communicated With her friends and told thein they must take her away. Accordingly Charles b. Wilby, Cincinnati, the trustee of Miss CoMin’s property under tue will of her grandfatuer, Charles D. CoM, from w .ich she has 40 Income of $2,400 a year, Went to New York, end she ls now under his cuarge. Mrs. Com belng unwilling to apply to the courts for luaacy proceedings (oF fear, as she says, 1t will make her @aughter hate her,” Mr. Wilby mde the appitea- on, and he has Turatsned Judge Audrews with aMiiavits of Dr. EN. Hammond and br. SW. Suilih, who deciar tat Miss Coffin is insane. The doctors say that she is tue vietimn of haliucina- Uons and delusions of sight and hearing; that complains that whenever she goes to the tncater People potut Uuelr Gagers at her and exclalin, “See that fast young woman!” aud that she complains fast Kyrie Belew, notwitustanding her love for im, insults be she exnivits no affection Wha.ever for her mother, and at thnes 1 violent, fe trylug to kili her, and threaten! ng to kill them with tke revolver Which she always carries, soe ENDOPSING THE Naval Reserve Ptax.—The Chicago board of trase yesteruay adopted a reso- ut adurs ng the recommendation of the Sec- revary of the Navy in regard toa naval reserve. ‘Tue resoluuion approves Une recommendation “as hot ouly deser¥.ng, but demanding the support of tne country.” —--s00— ‘Tre B. aND O. RELIEF AssOclATION.—The com- mittee Of manaxement of the Bultmore and Ohio Employes’ Kelle Association met at the Relay House yesterday, Mr. Andrew Anderson pre- ing. The annual report of the assovtation for ne seal year ended September 30, 1887, showed {ue total Tecelpts as $465,525, and ‘the total die Dursements as&346,776. The votal number of pay- ments from May 1, 1880, to September 30, 1887, foot up $1,716,536." ‘The’ report. suowed ‘that the ership Ob September 30 Was 22,155, that 165 names were on the pension-roll, —— Coton Test ox THE Reapixa Ratinoan.—Some months ago the Reading Hailroad Company ten Porariiy suspended is Golor test exatacnation uf ocomoUve engineers, owing to persisient obje tou on the partor ule Kulguts of Labor. These €xamiuntions have recently been renewed, and quite 4 number of engineers have failed to success. fully pass the examination. Tuese will be sus- pended und their places filled. Among the men Suspended on this account are two wa) hhave be Cairo,” and signed, “U. 8. Grant, Gen: eral, commanding,” &¢. Col, Ogie.by ruse and walked around tne in. nificant figure across the table, never removing eyes from it, and finally burst forun with: “Well, are you Grant? Way I thought you were some one’s ‘and Was near ordering you out & moment ago.” ‘Tnen, turning: “Gentlemen, our chief, Brigudier-General Grant.” Hard on Profewsional People. From the Rochester Post Express. ‘Talking of the Western blizzards, a Minneapolis lawyer, who is visiting his old home in this local- ity, said yesterday: “It must be confessed that our ‘Minnesota winters are hard on profesatonal people. For one hundred and twenty days in succession tnere 1s not a sign of a thaw even on the walks. Before spring returns the vitality of people, who are shut up in officesis nearly exhausted, and th:y have a dragced, pumped-out appearance (hat can only be explained as the result of the severity of She climave, "But we are a pushing, driving set tn Minneapoils; everybody is struggling to make money, and’ if we get it we are sutistied.” It ap- pears from this confession that for the professtonal class the Northwest ts by no meansa paradise dur- ing at least six months of the year Must Not Become a Catholic. THE CONDITION IMPOSED ON MARIE ANTOINETTE DE MELI BY HSK MOTHER'S WILL. The New York Sun says: Antoinette L. de Mell, mother of Henry A. de Mell and daughter of Pever G. Hart, once owner ef Lovejoy’s Hotel, is dead, and her will bas been filed with Probate Clerk Beckett. It disposes of consiterabie property here antabroad. To ber husvani she leaves an an- nuity of $2,000, provided he does not claim certain sliverware, furniture, and hous-okd effects o: hers in Dresden. ‘The buik of the property goes to her two children, Marie Anvolnette and Henry An- thony, Dut Marie 1s to lose her share of the personal property if she becomes a Catholic tn opposition to maternal advice and persuasion, Marie has, how- ever, enough to live on. Tothe son are bequeathe among other things, 28 shares of Panama Rallro: Stock and 16 shares of United States Tru~wCo, stock, Desides sliver coins, medals, and Jewelry. The Will was made September 10, 1874, and wit- nessed by Herbert B. Turner and ‘David McClure, ‘The executors are Richard 8. Fellowes, Jus, W. Beckman, Herbert B. Turner, and Henry A. de e ——_—~+ee. Immugrants and their Money. WHAT IT 1S, AND HOW THEY CARRY IT—CUKIOUS RACE PECULIARITIES. From the New York Commercial Advertiser, ‘The peculiarities of the people of different na- Uonallties in their Way of carrying money formed 8 tople of conversation at Castle Garden the other day. “Most of the English immigrants,” said one ot the money changers, “carry their coin in a small ease in which tuelr sovereigns or shillings fit ‘snugly, and have the case attached toa chain watch they keep in a pocket as they would a watch. An Irishinao always has bis little canvas bag in which he keeps his gold, sliver, and notes all together. But a great many of the Irish girls have tneir Sovereigns rolled up and sewed on the inside of thelr dress, very frequently, too, inside of ‘their corsets, and oftea have to borrow my pen- Knife vo cut thei out when they come to get them chan “I uave seen some old Germans who would pull off from around their body a belt that I am sure must have cost forty or Mfty marks, and fish from {t taree or four marks in silver to changed, The French mostly carry a small brass tube in Which they can place forty or ilfty tweuty-frane Pieces, and remove tiem very handily oné at a Ume, and only one at a time. "There are very few Italians who don’t own a large tn tube, some Umes a foot long, which they have hung around their neck by a small chain or cord, and In Witch tuey keep tneir paper money or silver colus Swedes aud Norwegians ave sure to have an im- Meuse p cketbook that has generaliy been usea by (heir fathers and grandfathers before them, and waien will have enough leather In it to make a Pair of boos. The Slavonians or Hungariaus gen- erally do not earry pockecbooks, but they find more ways of concealing What money they may have than any class of people I know of. Their long boots seem to be the favorite plice, and in the legs of them they also carry the knife aud fork and spoon With Which they have eaten on their Way cross. But Tl hav seen them take money from between the ning and outside of their coats Which they would get at by cutting into a button hole, | Soue of them use thelr caps and very many use their prayer books, placing tie paper money on tue inside Of Lue Cover, and pasting che fiyleat Of the book over it. “But | think wore of that na- Uonality stow away their change inside of their Siock.ngs than any other piace, and don't ake their stockings off trom the tune itis put there Unt they Waut to change It.” “What are the principal colns of the different nationalities?” “Austria-Hungary issues equal to 100 krouzers, and an The foriu is Worth about 40 cents of our ‘mouey ‘The Netherlands count the same, only Uney cali their kreuzers venis aud their forths guilders, and they issue 10-gullder gold pieces. Denmurk, Swe- den, and Norway have w decimal cu.reacy, 100 Dewg equal to 1 krone, worth about 27 cents. Germans count 100 pfeutigs to a mark, which 1s Worth about 45 cents and fssue thalers. (B marks), 5, 10, and 20-mark goid pieces, “France, Belgium, aly, Switzerlaud, aad ivumania use tructionaliy the saune currency ‘of 100 centimes to Lue franc, worth about 19 cents; but tae Itallans call their francs iva, tue Roumanians lel, and the Swiss eall their Centimes rappen, and ‘have @ florin or gutider, lovin silver piece: engineers in the Lebanon Valley branch for forty years, iene Hex TaRoaT Cur ny Hee Paraxove.—Mra. Richard Lester, forty years of age, Was assassin ated lu New London, a village on the Erie Canal, nine miles west of Rome, N. Y., Monday nigut’ She was on her way home frum the bouse Of & neighbor, When & man came up beuind her, threw Ber down, cut her Uuroat aud ran away. He was seen DY neighbors, Wuo gave the alarm. ‘The as- Sassin, Whose Dame 1s Eugene Guest, was tracked bis’ house, arresied and lodged in jail ‘The woman Is not dea, but her coudi’‘on 13 critical. It ts alleged that Guest and Mrs Lester were ine Umate, aud that he becawe jear us of her, nerved bunself with Whisky aud committed the assault. ‘Tne woman refuses to make a statement, Athens, AUianta Other cities where the free-school system prevaike Many farmers are being deserved by hand, and one farmer in Oglethorne County, wuo runs forty plows, has not a colored hand on nis farm, the last one having left for Athena Whole Beighborhoods have been deserved by tue blacks, every shanty in the corporate ilmnits of Swarms with balt-starved colored ts nothia. in Athens for them wo More men than there is work or roow for. farmer. say that Uhey would not listen to ons looking to contracts tor another year COL, BEANS HUGE ESTATE. More Claimants After Shares im the Dead Texas Millionaire’s Property. will AN ALLEGED LOST WILL TURNS UP. Tt was thought the matter would here rest until that time, but last Saturday the case assumed a different phase when Brown & Bliss, attorneys, of ‘Sherman, Tex., fled a petition for the probatin: of a will alleged to have been writven by Bean an lost after the death of the testator. ‘The petition- ers, whose names are given in the alleged extract from the lost will Which foilows, deny that Howard has any right to the position of administrator of the Bean ‘stare, and claim that the will under which these Ings are instituted was de- stroyed or taken possession of by som= unautnor- ted person. The dead millionaire’s property was, they allege, divided as follows: ‘To S.J. Gélbraitn was athed a tract of land in Fannin County, 640 acres, and $11,160 in money; Mary J. Galbraith, three tracts of land in Fannin ci rating 700 acres, also the sum of $7, Suckey Jono C. W tson, Andrew Bye of land: ‘ageregating: city of Bonk.n, also. consisting of two or thifee hundred hvad of horses and a Uke number wttle and hogs; toJ. D. Galbraith, the sui of $85,000 in money; "to Belle Crews, $35,000 in money; to Collle, Sam, Stanley, Oscar, and Victor Galbraith, each land to the Yalus of $10,000; to Kate Knight, Edward and Belle Shortridge, each lands valued at $15,000. Jute Knight and Belle Suoriridge/ure alleged to be the two youngest daughters of Wm. H. Hunt, now dead, who Was an intimate friend of the deceased. ’ AUtached to the petition Is the affidavit, of Jno. f, Butler, a well-known farmer of Bowie County, Tex., wilo states that the foregoing state- ments inade by the petitioners are true to tue best of his knowledye. enon cece Shh SE A Frenzied Apache. HE KILLS IS WIFE AND CHILD BEFORE A VOLLEY FROM THE GUARD ENDS HIS CAREER. Advices from San Carlos, A. T., say that on last Thursday an Apache buck went to Tiswin and got drunk. He was put inthe guard house, and after he had sobered up he begged to have his wife and child brought to him. The request was granted. Some time thereafter screams were heard inside the guard house, which was filled with smoke. Tne Indian came'to the door with a knite in bis hand covered with biood,. and Yelied that he wanted to kill one white man and ‘one Indian scout and then he was prepared to die, Several efforts were made to get in the guard house, Dut the Apache, with the Kulfe in nis defied’ the guard. Finally the smoke drove him out, and with the knife in one hand and a club in the other ne dashed at the sergeant of the guard; but before he could do any injury he as pierced by a dozen bullets, and fell dead. On ent guard house It was discover. d tha’ he had cut the throats of bis wife and child, and piaced them on the bed, and then set it on’ fire. No cause 1s as signed for his murderous conduct. They were buried in one grave. ————_e9____ Miserable End of a wiser. DEATH FROM COLD AND STARVATION WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT HIS COMMAND, George W. Knorr, an eccentric old man of about sixty-five years, Who hasfor a loug tme lived alone on tne fourth floor of No. 1109 Ridge avenue, Philadelphia, had been missed by bis neighbors for about two weeks, Yesterday the police were notified of his myst rious absence, and the door Jeading to his room was forced open, when a most pilable sight presented itself, With one arm resting over his head and tue latter reclining against the stove. “Knorr was found in a kneeling Position dead. In a barrel were found (wo loaves: Of hard dry bread, and on the floor could be no- Ucea crumbs Of Bread, the only food tue old man Was known teat. The bread was mouldy, prov Jug that the man had been dead for some’ Ume, During the investigation the oMcers discovered veral deeds to property in Kast Hammonton, Mullica Township, Allantic County, N. J., Which had been Urausterred by the "dead” miser to George C. Cougadn. ‘The deeds were dated April io, 1876, and signed John C. Woodhull, masier in ‘chancery, except one deed, tie transfer of wuich’ was over the signature of Jaines Hayes, ex-city sollcitor of Camsen city. ‘The old mau had Uhese Ued up in a handkerchief, which Was in bis overcoat pocket, ‘Tue Overcoat'and his other clothing were 10und yecurely natied to tue bench on which he had been in the h Lit of sleeping back of the stove. There was no bed-covering tn the room, and a Stool at the head Of tue bench must have’ served him asa pillow. ‘There had been no fire in the Stove, and uis Sunken cheeks and the emaciated bo.y showed that he had suffered from lack of nourishing food. “Cans of old metal and strips of leatuer were tound concealed among the many boxes that contained the gatherings of the miser trom the gutter or streets. He was last seen to enter is Foom about a month ago. A men who occupied an office on the lower floor says that two weeks ugo be ueard Knorr groauing and went to his door and called, vut received no answer, The Old man 18 supposed to uave been dying at that tune. Everything shows that he starved or Was frozen to death. a Care of the Eyes im Cold Weather. © From the New York ‘Times, At 1s injurious to rub the eyes while inflamed by the cutting winter winds and the dust raised thereby, and equaily so to bathe them and go out immediately again in the air, as then there is danger of catching a cold. A prominent optician declares that most of the eye troubles at this sea- ‘son are Caused by imprudence lo ruoving or bath- ing. He also says Chat in rubbing the eyes.the tear line from tbe outside to tne nose should be folowed, tuough the majorliy pass the fingers from the inside out, Which, he asserts, affects the Sigut aod produces crows’ feet. ihe ladies will assuredly heed the last statement. s-sactnaled Chicage Wa: Both Conven TUE DENUCKATIC CONVENTION LIKELY TO MEET IX THAT CITY. HH. Barnum, chairman of the national demo- cratic committee, gave the Chicago committee to ‘secure the democratic national convention an in- formal tak yesterday afternoon at the Iroquois Club, He discussed Chicago as a point for holding ‘the convention, and said he thought it possessed Many advantages over any city in the country. ‘the ‘new auaitortumn would afford ample seallug Capacity, and that was @ very desirable thing, ‘Tuore Were tose who favored San Francisco, but he said he feared that if the eonvention went to that point some of the delega.es woud not howe in Ulune Wo vou. He recognized the fact that Lhe South wouid prefer eitver St. Louis or Cincia- Rall, bu if Chicago did its best in working for the convention it wouid probubly get it <bre> For Childs tor President. JAS. M'MANRS, OF PHILADELPHIA, WILL WORK FOR HIM AT CHICAGO. Jas. McManes, a recognized ieader among the Tepublicans of Philadelphia, sald yesterday that in all earnestness he believed that the strongest nomination tue repubitcan party could make at the forthcoming Chicago convention wouid be Geo, W. Childs, “I really do not know,” he said, “what Mr, Cullus’ political creed 1s, but We all know that Une Whole country esteems and has unlimited con. fidence in hia. I propose v0 go to Chicago as & delegate, and I shall do all I can to secure the notuination of Mr. Childs.” hen to Eapect a Thaw. From the Boston Jourual, Always expect a thaw in January, A sanuary thaw tsa sign for a July freshet. Itclouds drive up high from the south, expect a thaw. If shooting stars fall in the south in winter, ex- pect a thaw, In winter, if the fences and trees are covered With white frost, expect a thaw. A very ueavy While irost in Winter is followed by a tuaw, Fe ded frost on three successive nights indicates, ‘AW, When in winter pigs rub against the side their pen, 1 1s a sure sign OF thaw. sat Bye ‘Tom Byers four tracts 2,000 acres, near the atensils and stock, D. C.. sini How A Dro Cm ‘hy ‘use of legandarm. Partial curvature of thespine ‘also followed. The nervous system wee wrecked, muscles contracted, and there was general wast- ing of flesh and muscle. At eighteen months of age she was placed under the treatment of prominent physician of Boston, Mass, [have said is but a portion of what we owe to you, ‘should you wish to use them. Kindly yours, BEN. F. SWIFT, GERTRUDE E. SWIFT. P.O. Bor 66, 4 ‘Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. 3 nodwas Drawer 3, Atlante, Ga. To Ew. TRAVEL THE COUNTRY OVER AND YOU WILL NOT FIND SUCH A BARGAIN AS WILL ECLIPSE THE ONE WE OFFER. READ. READ. Just received, 500 dozen Men's Laundried Shirte made ot excellent Musiin, perfect finish, hand-worked button-holes, patent stayed, well gussetted, reinforced, all-over plait and French plait. ‘We will run off the lot in little while, the price will be 75 CENTS, Ask our competitors the real value. ‘Not a shirt in the lot worth less than $1.00, and most of them worth $1.25 and $1.50. THIS WILL SPREAD LIKE WILD FIRE AMONG | THE PEOPLE. Remember only 500 dozen. : How long can they last? DON'T SAY WAIT. You | cannot afford to ignore this bargain, But under no consideration will more than one half | dozen be sold to any one ctfstomer, wetwish to dis- | tribute this bargain as much as possible. REMEMBER IT ONLY COSTS YOU 75 CENTS to buy 8 91.50 shirt. They cannot be with us long. ‘You know the old proverb—“‘He that hesitates is lost.” Ek wi Bea LARS= BURGH of BR, BRE 00 a. BERGE. aae* THE PEOPLE'S FAVORITE RESORT. 420, 422, 424, 426 7that., 417, 19 Sth st. aw. ‘TO OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS, ‘We beg to place our store at the disposal of all visitors to the city, as a down-town headquarters. No more convenient place can be found. 5023 Eanies MORE NEW PICTURES. FOR HOME DECORATION AND BRIDAL GIFTS. Among those recently received are: ‘ Millets “CHURNER,” ‘Chaigneau's “EVENING,” Dupre's “MORNING,” “EVENING BELLS," Rhode Nicholls, ‘The exquisite work of Jules Breton, “THE LAST RAY,” ‘the most important of all ETCHINGS. Many others also,and many new ENGRAVINGS, NEW PAINT- INGS, MIRRORS OF NEW DESIGNS. The best and handsomest picture frames. 27 A large and fall line of WARD and CABINET frames much reduced in price, almost nominal ones Bow. We find our stock, which has always been the fines and best in this country, too large, and this very attractive cutting-down in price has been made. Jas. 8 EARLE &. 80Ns, 27-m,w03m ‘No. 816 Chestnut st, Phila Tonxsox, Guam & Co. REMEMBER, WE ARE STILL OFFERING THE CHOICE OF ONE HUNDRED DIFFERENT STYLES OF INGRAIN, TAPESTRY, AND BODY BRUSSELS CARPET AT PRIME CosT. NOW 18 THE TIME To BUY. We are offering some extra good bergains in BLAN ETS and COMFORTS Heavy 10-4 White BLAN- KETS. 61 up. We are showing some besutiful styles in SAT- ‘TEENS, 12%4.. 150. PLAID and CHECK NAINBOOK, 50, €0.. 80, 100. Beautiful DIAGONAL DRESS GOODS, 12140, 150. All- Wool COLORED CASHMERE, 37c. ‘38-inch AU-Woo! BLACK CASHMERE, 50c. Fine Stock UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY, GLOVES, &0., 0. NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS, 3 yards long, G1 per pair. poe JOHNSOX, GARNER & CO., no (696 Penn. ave. south side, Rom & Aoouox ; sin F ‘PAPER, BLANK BOOKS, AND STATIONERY, ‘No $14 ZIGHTE BT, ¥. W. 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Br daily, for Pittsburg apd the ‘Wet with thro Blecper to Pictabune, and Pitta 'BALTINOKE AND FOIOMAG RAILROAD. pars ny eg im. daly, 5 ¥ the East, 7:20, 9: 11:00, and Fordey terra 10, 10-00 aod 1150 fa Fi 208, LO em eo £10. 10 d Dini 9:40 am. daily, except Sunday, 50, 1D, 00, and 11:20 For Popv'e Creek Ling, 7:20 atm. kod 4:40 p.m. daily, PGeieaaai et TAS RIRA BSS EXANDRIA AND iegeraian Generai Manager. (19) BALtvoRe aNp on10 KATLROAD. ‘SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 20, 1887. LEAVE WASHINGTON FROM STATION, CORNER OF NEW JERSEY AVENUE AND C STREET. tage ‘aud Northwest, Exp. daily 10:55am. omit Cluelnuatl and St Louis, Exp, daly 2:s0an4 30 pam. For'Pitisburg and Cleveland, Exp. daily 10:56 am, 8:40pm. ¥or'Lexington and Local Stations, 8:40am, For Philadetphia, ky and Wilnineton, 7:30. m,, 2:36 p.in. and 5.95 pn. dally, Express, ‘For intermediate points betweeu Baltimore and Puil- adelpiia 5:00 am. and $3:15 p. jor Sinweriy aud invcenediate For Baltimore, 9:00, 6:30, yg 1218-8, B13 aL * 3:80. 5 "ot Bi For Annapoiin 6 pan.” On Sunday giiggs0- 8 Ban. 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