Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1889, Page 8

LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. ZORROAST TILL EIGHT A.M. FRIDAY. For the District of Columbia. Marylan Delaware and fair; cooler, oad . local rere, fair Friday; north- ancy Carrer Cizaxtxo.—Vor a good shake-u; to Onace’s, adjoining city post office. — Loox! Shirts done by han: the Acme Steam Laun- ary for 123¢c. 1302 F n.w. Sreciat Desicys in mosaics, imported mar- bles for open fire places, Haywarp & Hutonrsson. Watt Parrns, ‘ting. P. Haxsox Hiss M'r’o Co., 1310 F st. n.w. Ber Your Coal, Coke and Wood from Jomx- ee, the leading firm im the Dis . Liyz Davooists keep ““Bromodine” powders tly displayed on their counters, as know by their immense sale that they must have merit. 25c. Go ro BR. W. Henperson’s, 1113 F street northwest. for wall paper, window shades, room moldings, lincrusta, walton, &c. “Tux Natioxat. Fiowss.”—Get the popul song, Sweet Arbutus. dedicated to little chil- dren by a Virginia lady. At Exxis’, 937 Pennsyl- Vania avenue. Att azz Ixvitep to inspect their improved methods of doing work. The rush con- tinues at the Exrme Carpet Cueaxrxo Works, 681-€85 Mass.ave. n.w. Telephone 787—2. Forest Somerset Coonty Pant Brrrer, 300 b. C. Wirmer & Co., 1918 Perinsylvania avenue. CITY AND DISTRICT. CONDENSED LOCALS. Patrick Conroy yesterday, by Messrs. Birney & Birney, filed a petition fora writ of certiorari to the District Commissioners for the purpose of having the certificates against lot 14, square 70, for improvement of alley, annulled. Yesterday James J. and Nannie J. Sheehy entered suit against James Kennedy for $2,000 damages for having in July, 1887, torn down side wall on lot 27, square 624, and removed the same. Yesterday Henry Mohler, conductor at the Jersey yards of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad company, while coupling cars had his had so badly mashed that he will lose it. He was taken to Providence hospital for treat- ment. a Mrs. Lockwood Asks for Alimony. In the divorce case of R. M. Lockwood agt. Ella Lockwood Mrs. Lockwood filed yesterday a notice from the Metropolitan club directing her to vacate the rooms she occupies in the Metropolitan club building, where her husband iscaterer. She set out she has no home nor support and that when she sought her husband | he answered her: “I'll have nothing to do with | zou You have a lawyer; go taik with him.” e says her husuand gets $75 per month and she asks alimony. aa She Charges Her Husband With Cruelty. Margaret T. Jackson yesterday filed a bill for divorce from Joseph L. Jackson, They were married at Fremont, Ohio, in July, 1867, and moved to this city in 1877, She charges that he has treated her with cruelty, having in the presence of her children knocaed her down. Bhe jifies a number of assaults. She states | that defendant keeps a second-hand book store at 1903 Pennsylvania avenue northwest and | draws a pension of $36 per month from the United States government. She asks alimony. Seon sagen In Favor of Washington. Ata meeting of the Baltimore federation of labor last night resolutions were passed stat- | ing that as the agitation now going on looking to the celebration of the four hundredth anni- versary of the discovery of America by Colum- bus, is assuming definite proportions, and as it is all important that the proposed celebration should be held in a city not under the jurisdic- tion of any state government, each of whom could with propriety claim the honor of ha’ ing the exposition held within their boundarie: it was resolved that the federation, recogmizi: the immense commercial advantages which will accrue to the country at large by the successful accomplishment of the project, heartily indorses the movement, and recom- mends that Washington, the nation's capital, be selected as the proper place to hold the ex- position. ,The federation pledged itself to do all im its power to further the advancement of ‘he project. ° ——-——_ The Takoma Shooting Club. *The Takoma shooting club was organized yesterday with Mr. D. F. Mason as captain. The first practice shoot proved very satisfactory, Mr. Blair Lee leading the score and Mr. Mason coming in second best. Another practice round will be shot next Saturuay afternoon at So’clock. The members at present are as fol- lows: Capt. D. F. Mason, Dr. Moss, Dr. Car- roll, Dr. Darling, Messrs. ©. Brashear, Lamar, Birch, Lay, Blair Lee and R. Harlan. The club will hold regular meetings on the first Wednes- day in each month. Se ee A Virginia Family’s Troubles. There was asad sight in the office of Sani tary Officer Frank yesterday afternoon. There was an old man named Samuel F. Colley, who had him with his cousin, Louisa Bigger, and her husband, John Big- ger. They also had with them a four-year-old child. The old man said that he was from Prince Edwards county, Va.; that he was sold out for debt and sent to Rich~ mond. While in that city he said the two-year-old daughter of his cousin died on the street from cholera infantum. The authorities then furnished them transportation to this city. They wanted to go to itimore or Philadelphia and the Sanitary officer fur- them transportation to the former city. Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: R. U. Goode to G. Brown Goode, subs 134 and 185, Lanier Heights; $3,355. R. A. Pyles to P. G. Guigon, lots 760 and 761, Anacostia; $700. J. 8. Swormstedt to D. W. Magrath, sub 130, 8q. 1003; $1,500. D. Breed to Mariana Hundley. west # lots 7and 8, Breed’s Place; $1,000, f Bailey to Isaac Kichberg, undivided sixth lot 15, sq. 112, West Washington; $300, Martha J. Eckloff to Jobu L. Schaffert, t 4, sq. 516; $850. Diana Lee to Charles Schroth, lot 18, sq. 876; 01,200. ¥. O. Denison et al., trustees, to Cora ite, lot 23, blk. 12, South Brookland; $200. White Cross University of Science. The White Cross university of science, by Wm. Wheeler Hubbell, Lee Crandall, Romulus Washington Ruter, Samuel M. Baldwin and Zachariah V. Purdy, has filed a certificate of incorporation. The object is set forth as fol- lows: To acquire, teach and romulgate a knowledge the principles f odene and their application to the practice, uses and benefit of mankind. Medicine, chemistry and medieal practice are to be taught, as also a new system called “‘viropathic,” &e. poeple Boys Robbed by “Crap” Sharks. Crap players are not so numerous as they were a few weeks ago, so the policemen say, or at least there are'not as many arrests now for gambling on the streets. The decrease is due to the active efforts of the police to sup- press that sort of gaming. During the spring and summer there were more than two hun- dred crap players arrested in different sections of the Dietried, Most of the arrests were of small colored boys. The police consider crap ¢ of the worst kinds of gambing. In lace it is a fascinating gam when a boy gets in the habit of i seldom bis hard-ear: are young colored men who do nothing but hang about alleys and vacant lote waiting for the arrival of some little fellow to rob him oo oe shark always carries a set of “| ket and is al: willin, WEARY “SONS OF REST.” A Philosophic Policeman’s Practical Views on the Tramp Problem. “It will not be many weeks now before the tramps will appear in large numbers for lodg- ings,” said a policeman to a Strap repérter. “The weather will be- getting cooler,” he con- tinued, “and the weary ‘sons of rest,’ who have sought the cooler northern climate in the summer, will be making their way to spend their winter in the sunny south. The idea that some officers have about arresting them as vagrants I don’t approve of. If they only want to remain here for a few days and then go on, I think it is best to let them go. The best disposition made of a vagrancy case is to GET THE VAGRANT OUT OF TOWN. “Many persons,” added the officer, “are ar- rested as vagrants and suspicious persons for trying to beat their way out of town on freight trains. Why some policemen want to arrest and detain them here I never could make out. The fact that a worthless man is to leave town ought, certainl: Shryee= om = ¢ , for eo ual cit Een not wel chargeabio to the District | a8 pauper, and if he beats his way outon a freight train the District issaved the expense ae. “T tell you what it is,” he concluded, “there - plenty of room for reform, even in the police yusiness, —_o—__ LOST IN THE NINTH. The Senators Defeated by the Hoosiers Yesterday—Other Games. Washington's ball team played a very poor fielding game in Indianapolis yesterday and lost the gamé by the score of 11 to 9. The bat- teries were Thornton and Mack and Getzein and Sommers. Thornton showed up well enough in the box for a beginner. and had he been decently supported would probably have won the game, notwithstanding his eight bases on balls. The Senators outbatted the Hoosiers, whose game in the field was only a trifle better. The enemy had, in fact, little license to win, and would not have done so but for two or three pieces of extreme good luck. It was an uphill fight for the Statesmen almost from the start, and they obtained a lead in the eighth that should have given them the game but for MeQuaid’s calling of balls and a slight case of rattles in the infield in the ninth. Arthur Irwin and Beecher reappeared on the team, but had evidently not reguined their fielding form, gach making two errors. John Irwin was all out of shape, and put three errors in the basket. THE SCORES, Both teams scored in the first, the Hoosiers one and the Senators three. Glasscock was on third and Sullivan at the bat. Thornton was about to pitch, when Sullivan jumped from one side of the plate to the other, and the pitcher held his arm for fear of hitting him. This constituted a balk according to the rules, and Glasscock was allowed to go home, although the play was perfectly explainuble and excus- able on Thornton’s part, aud done with no in- tent to deceive the runner. Sullivan deserved fining. In the last half Hoy, Beecher and Arthur Irwin hit safely, Wilmot went to first on balls, and John Irwin made a sacrifice, three runs resulting. In the second Beecher made a muff andabad throw, enabling the Hoosiers to tally twice and tie the score. Some batting netted an earned run for the Indians in the third, and in the fourth a couple ot bases on balls, _a double hit from Seery’s bat and an _ excusable error by Carney gave three still more, making the score 7to 3, Then neither side scored until the eighth, when the Senators jumped on to the ball and made five runs. Wilmotetarted with a three base hit and scored on Beecher’s single. Arthur Irwin drove Beecher home with adouble, and Brother Jobn’s single enabled the captain to score. A wild pitch sent John to second and Getzein’s bad handling of Mack's slow hit let him get third, scoring on Sommer’s throw badly to catch Mack on his steal. Mack reached third on the play and scored on Thorn- ton’s sacrifice. This gave the Senators a lead of one run but they did not hold it long, for the Hoosiers made four in the ninth. With one out Glasscock went to first on balls, John Irwin fumbled Denny's easy hit and’ Hines went to first on balls, filling the bases. Sulli- van made a bunt hit and Glasscock scored. Denny being caught at third. This tied the score with two out, but three single hits and a double quickly settled the contest. Wilmot lifted the ball out for a home run in the ninth. Washington made ten hits and ee errors and Indianapolis eight hits and five errors. OTHER GAMES. Chicago demolished the Phillies, 19 to 7. Gleason and Clements and Gumbert and Far- rell were the batteries. Williamson played short. Chicago made 17 hits and 6 errors and Philadelphia 15 hits and 5 errors. Boston had but little difficulty in downin, Pittsburg, 9 to 3. Sowders and Miller an: Clarkson and Bennett were the batteries. Boston made 11 hits and 8 errors and Pittsburg 10 hits and 4 errors. New York won from Cleveland in the first inning, the final score being 4 to2. O’Brien and Zimmer and Welch and Ewing were the batteries. New York made 8 hits and 1 error and Cleveland 2 hits and 1 error. The game was called at the end of the eighth inning. There was almost a riot in the fourth when Umpire Powers called McAleer out for not touching first base after ne had made a two- base hit. An angry crowd filled the field making threats, and the interference of the po- lice and of the Cleveland club was all that saved the umpire from rough handling. He stopped it the game and retired out of sight until the ire of = crowd had cooled and then resumed worl ASSOCIATION GAMES, At St, Louis—Columbus, 13;S8t. Louis,0, At Kansas City—Brooklyn, 3; Kansas City,2 At Louisvili-—Baltimore, 8; Louisville, & At Cincinnati—Cincinnati, 7; Athletics, 3, PoP FLIES. ‘Two out of three is more than was expected. Thornton starts out well; the Hoosiers earned only one run, Had Keefe been with the team on the weet- tern trip the Senators would have won at least two more games. More heavy hitting yesterday. hits for the day ag; The total egated 81, or over 10 to a club. Chicage and the Phill: Jone made 32. There were five home runs made, seven three baggers and nine two baggers. ‘Farrell of Chicago did the best work, with a jingle, a double anda homer. Van Haltren made a single, a double anda triple. Fogarty made two singles and a home run, Ryan two singles and a triple and Tiernan three singles, The Senators who hit wsre Wilmot, a triple and a homerun; Hoy, Beecher and Arthur Irwin, two singles each, and John Irwin and Mack, singles. How are the mighty fallen! Here are the Browns tumbling ignominiously into the tureen by the score of 13 to 0 at the hands of the asso- ciation infants. The Hoosiers and the Pittsburg men changed | places again yesterday, the former becom’ the Senatory’ rivals. New York still retains her slight hold on first lace. She leads Boston by one game less lost, th having won the same number, Washington plays in Chicago today, Friday d ay, and then comes east, playing in Philadetpbia on Monday. They go thence to Boston and ®ew York, returning here on the 29th to meet the Phillies. They ought to win 4 mes out of the coming 12 abroud, making eir record on the long trip stand 8 out of 22. The Marion rifles and ¥. L. 1. C. baseball nines will cross bats at Capital park tomorrow vening at 4:30. An interesting game strongest nines. — Real Estate Matters. John Hitz et al. have bought, in trust for the Grutli verein, for $7,500, of Amanda F. French, sub 61, square 182, 20.25 by 97.42 feet on 16th street between M and N streets northwest. —___ e may be looked for, as both clubs will have out their | © THEY WANT A TRUSTEE. Colored Citizens of South Washington Nominate # Successor to Dr. Francis. etorrmcd of colored citizens of South Wash- opposed to the reappointment of Dr Francis as a member of the school board called & meeting, which was held last evening at the Zion church, on D street between 2d and 8d southwest, Mr. 8. E. Jones called the meeting to order and Rev. B. 8. Laws was chosen chairman, and Dr. P. B. Brooks received the secretaryship. A committee on resolutions was appointed, consisting of Wm. H. Brown, Wm. H. Thomas, J. D. Baltimore, 8. E. Jones, Jamés E. Ennis, Dr. J. H. Branson, Dr. 8. A. Sumby and R. H. Gunnell. They presented resolutions which were unanimously adopted. These set forth that the “the citizens of South Washington have been discriminated inst in the man- t beard"; ergo ghee weapon oe present (”; that * e ol citizens before named that the 7 out of the neglect of the col eC “dit of their duties, and that it sense of this mee’ that a trustee from section of the city should be appointed by Commissioners of the District in orde: cure to usa just representation for this sec- tion.” The question as to the candidate to be presenteéto the Commissionerscame up, Sev- eral names were proposed, but that of J. D. Baltimore seemed to give the most satisfaction and the meeting chose him without a dissent- ing voice, It was agreed to int a commit- tee to wait upon the Commissioners. srveatlnae semantics BLUECOAT TOPICS. What Policemen Are Talking About— Worthless Specials, Cranks, Etc. “What do you think of the special policemen now?” asked a Star reporter of a police official this morning, referring to the Vass case re- ported in yesterday’s Sr, “I think as I always hi ” replied the official, “and that is that they're a d—d nuisance, Why it is that citizens will employ such persons a8 the average ‘special’ I never could understand. There are not three out of the whole number who are qualified to do police duty. They col- lect 25 or 50 cents a week from citizens for which they really do no service at all At night, when they think persons on their beat are retiring, they tap their sticks on the curb- stone, thinking their employers will hear it and be satisfied that sf are vigilant, Then most of them turn in for the night, and in the morn- = they get up early and repeat the tapping, in order to give the impression that they are around early, late and all the time after dark. It’s pretty near time that the specials were being done uway with, as the regular officers are more able to take care of property by them- selves than with the assistance of blundering specials,” THE NORTH POLE MAN'S SUCCESSOR. Ewers or Hughes, the crank who was locked up in cell No. 7 in the first precinct, was sent to the insane hospital yesterday and later in the day an old man named James W. Baldwin was put in the same cell. He was locked up as insane on complaint of his brother. The pris oner talks as though he had been made wealthy through the death of a relative, and he imagines that some persons are trying to cheat him out of his property, No action has yet been taken in his case, Baldwin was arrested by a policeman, who found him at 9th and D streets, the same place that he found the North Poleman. When under arrest he told the officer that he had been granted a claim against the government for 20,000,000. and promised the policeman $14,- 000,000 of that amount. The officer will not resign on the strength of that statement, * PERSONAL MENTION, Lieut. Vernon of the fourth precinct is spend- ing the month at Colonial Beach, where he has a handsome cottage facing the river. Detective Mattingly, who spent his vacation in lower Maryland, has returned. He went on duty this eis A number of policemen have applied for leave to attend the celebration in Baltimore next month, seeps: FREDERICK NOTES, What is Going on in Town and County. Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR. Frepenicx, Mp., August 14, Considerable excitement and speculation has been aroused here among business men and others relative torecent developmentsin the pro- ject of the proposed Washington branch of the Gettysburg and Harrisburg railroad. It is understood that the proposition of the Pennsyl- vania railroad people will be accepted and that the new road will positively be run by way of Frederick. The plan now is to tap the line of the Pennsylvania railroad at Kingsdale, Pa., about ten miles from Gettysburg, the new line to use the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad thence to Frederick. From here a new line willbe built direct to Washington by made and whick reduce to thirty-five. At Wa: gton the new road will again use the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad and also the depot of the and Potumac. If the negotiations now ing do not fail it is likely that the new r shortly be in course of construction, In conjunction with the interest at present being manifested here in the ation for the annual county fair in October next an ex- tract from the diary of an old resident bas been found which relates that the first fair was held in this county on May 23, 1822, at the tavern of Mr. Geo, Creager at Monocacy bridge, about two miles east of town. It was the second affair of the kind ever held in Maryland, Wm. E. Williams, esq., was president of the society, Mr. Charies Bayard Trail, recently appointed United States consui to Marseilles, and bride were last night tendered an elaborate reception atthe home of the groom's parents, Colonel and Mrs, U. E. Trail, this city. There were about fifty guests presentfamong them being several from Washiugton, Baltimore, Philadel- phia and other points. Adjt. Gen. James Howard, on behalf of Gov. Jackson, has issued an order ing the colored troops of the state for the record made by them at the recent encampment near Fre: erick and complimenting the officers of th camp upon their success in instructing th men in the art of military tactics Sty Pas pline. feeane at nd~ will to @ call issued yesterday by Chairmai ‘m. M. Hardt a meeting of the re- ublicam county central committee will be eld in this city on the 24th instant, when the campaign ball will be set roliing and di will be decided upon for holding the county pri- mary meetings and conventions. The republi- cans here are anxiously inquiring for the wel- fare of the state certral committee, as it is way behind time in naming the date for the state convention, Joshua Danner and John Johnson have suc- ceeded in opening an extensive mine of iron ore on the land of Judge Stewart of Baltimore at Knoxville, this county. The vein is a very fine one and extends for several miles, The mine will at once be p Operation, F.M. The Indictments Against Sullivan, &c. The New Orleans Picayune’s Purvis, Miss,, special says: The indictment against Sullivan, relieved of its legal verbiage, charges that John L, Sullivan, by and in pursuance of a previous appointment and arrangement made to meet and engage in a prize fight with Jake Kilrain, and for a large sum of money did, unlawfully, engage ina prize fight in a ri commonly aon @ prize prado did Pe} there beat, strike and bruise the said Jake Kilrain against the dignity of the state of Mississippi, indictment gives the names of six e a fi Soe as witnesses. They were at the Hight, dictments were also found against Referee Fitzpatrick, Juke Kilrain, Muldoon, Cleary and Douovan. The indictment —_ with Cones — i not specify in what for the ord outside the state wus had bess indicted will be returned to the coart marked “not found.” Copies of the indictments will ; i THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. THURNOTY, Experiments Tried by Physicians in 4 Various Cities. BACTERIA FOUND BY 4 ST. LOUIS DOCTOR, WHO INSISTS THAT THE ELIXIR SHOULD BE 8UB- MITTED TO MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS BEFORE ‘BRING USED—TRIALS MADE ELSEWHERE. Dr. A. B. Shaw of St. Louis, Mo., who has been making microscopic examinations of the “elixir,” discovered while ex- perimeni Saturday last that the fluid was alive with countless three hours had elapsed since the elixir was prepared. Bacilli tuberculosis, the bacillis that is supposed to cause tuberculosis, were found in great quantity, thousands being in a single drop of the mixture. Dr. Shaw could arrive at but one conclusion, namely, that the glands were from s sheep infected with the bacilli of tubercle, as the mortar and pestle and the distilled water had beem thoroughly = before the mixture was made. of Shaw estimated that in a drachm the injection millions of these bacilli bh oe ible of ae ara feat def: each one capable of multi, ite! nitely. The danger under! such treatment can readily be seen, and the ‘would be ten to one that tuberculosis in some form would manifest itself in the inoculated. Dr. Shaw has since made other experiments, and in two of them the bacillus tal losis was discovered. The rod-shaped bacilli were also found in several samples ef the mixture made. re w said: “I would lay down the follow- ni for the use of the elixir in view of my : First. The laity should not use the injection upon themselves. Second. Physi- cians should not use it until it has been sub- mitted to ic examination to ascer- tain whether it is infested with bacteria or not, and care should be taken that the glands are taken from a perfectly healthy anit Third. All instruments and vessels should be thor- oughly sterilized, and even the distilled water should not be used until examined for bacteria, WRITHING IX AGONY, At Birmingham, Ala.,on Monday night Dr. L, Lichstein, recently of New York, experi- mented on bimself and s patient named L. D. May with Brown-Sequerd elixir. Both are now writhing in mortal agony, the pain having begun several hours afterward and increased ever since. Nervousness, a chilly feeling and kc! sepa of blood isonin, ‘9 their conditions dangerous, The lam! had been dead one hour and forty minutes be- fore the injection was made. Other experi- ments by Dr. Davis, made the same night, have seemingly worked a marvelous cure 0! Alexander Hunter. who had been ill for twelve months with chronic dysentery. COLONEL AVERY TAKES IT, At Atlanta, Ga. the Brown-Sequard life elixir was tried Tuesday night on Col. Isaac W. Avery, @ prominent journalist, for years editor of the Atlanta Constitution, Col, Avery has suffered from wounds received in the war, and last winter was run over by acab in Washing- ton. He is suffering from partial alysis, Dr. E, H. Green tried the remedy on him, first © cing an injection himself. So far Col. Avery as experienced no remarkable effects, the only thing noticeable being » stupor like that re- sulting from opiates. Dr. Green had a high fever and was sick all day, but was much better last night. THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENTS. The resident physician's room at the Medico- Chirurgicai hospital in Philadelphia was crowded yesterday with patients who either had tried or were prepared to the Brown- Sequard method of treatment. Those who had tried it were not in any sense carried away with it. Toman all the patients who have been treated declined anything further ir the same line, Among these were Andrew Drummon aged sixty-seven, janitor of the college, ant James Henderson, aged fifty-six, who were each given an injection in th ‘mon Monday. For yesterday's clini® Prof. Boenning, the opera hysician, had prepared a sterilized solution of the Brown-Sequard elixir. Prof. Boenning said that the object of the experi- ments that were being made at the college was simply to establish whether the Brown-Sequard elixir had therapeutic properties that could be recognized by their effects. He repeated with emphasis that the faculty of the college ‘were not.committed to any belief concerning it, and would not apply it otherwise than as an HS sa pret upon patients, who were free to e it at their personal risk, br. Boenning then announced that there would be no further public demonstration of the Brown-Sequard treatment at the Medico- Chirurgical college. The patients treated yes- terday would be heard from privately. The doctor said that out of 117 cases operated upon five of them had develo; abscesses, Ab- scesses, he said, were not always injurious, and very generally they were beneficial after a tient recovered from one and the inflammation was drawn from it. So nothing could be based one way or the other on the forming of abscesses. While he and his professional asso- ciates were skeptical as to the therapeutic mer- ite of the so-called elixir, the doctor said they were one and all open to conviction, if any- thing could be revealed to them to sustain what een ascribed to its remedial power. All the patients who suffered more or less deleterious effects from the treatment were prescribed for. The two newspaper men who undertook to test the elixir are recovering under the care of Dr. Boenning himself, One was very much improved yesterday and the other was still confined to bed. COULD STAND WTIHOUT CRUTCHES. The Brown-Sequard elixir was tried at Mobile, Ala., yesterday afternoon, the patients being Dr. Peter Colsson, for many Fears a victim of rheumatic go: nd Thomas Bratton of Coffeeville, Ala., afflicted with liver trouble. Dr. Coleson prepared the elixir and a brother hysician iajectsd it into hisarms. Two hours eee when questioned about the results, he “I am certain I feel better. My joints move supple and the blood is circulating through my legs, and you see I am able to stand up without crutches,” Then, m is toes up and down, he said that was the fret time he been able to do so in twelve months. Mr. Bratton reported no change in his condition, INDIANAPOLIS PHYSICIANS DIFFER, Dr. W. B. Fletcher of Indianapolis, Ind., has made several new experiments with the Brown- Sequard elixir in his sanitariur, The results were uot as satisfactory as in previous test cases, but information believed to be of value was derived. An insane man, who has been afflicted with 8t. Vitus’ dance since the war, was chosen for the experiment. When the elixir was injected into system it had no noticeable effect im- mediately. Dr. Fletcher says if there was any perceptible change it was simply that the man seemed quieter and more at easeshan usual. The dose will be repeated today. It 1s his that in such extreme cases the treatment must be continued longer than. ordinarily to bring about any marked change. Among the persons upon whom he experi. mented were also three men who had become insane from gastric troubles, All seemed to be benefitted by it. The effect seemed to be that of a stimulant very quick in its action. There 1s a division of opinion among the diauapolis doctors as to the result "tt the many experiments that have been made he: andan \ omighe bepnepesa is in progress, Doo- tor Fletcher who has long been one of the fore- most physicians in the state strongly main- tains that the discovery is of value, but there is much yet to be learned about it. ‘His views end experiments have made him the object of much severe criticism by conservative physi- although but | suddenly AUGUST 15, AN ISLAND OF FLESH. A Supposed Newly- Island Turns Out to be a Dead From the Philadelphia Record. ‘The captain of the bark Otto, which has just arrived at this port, solved s curious ocean mystery on the voyage here, and long-puzsied navigators and all over the country are leughing over the Jules Verne-like several English steamshi, the island with their own that geographical ition of the island, but thie wat lad to nator = vader: yom tion, ani © government hydrographers were already Leterires put the onions ocean arrival upon their next chart of the North Atlantic ocean, They will not do so now. THE OTTO MAKES. A DISCOVERY. The bark Otto, from Harburg, commanded by Capt, Grundsen, passed the mysterious island on the voyage to this city. Capt. Grand- sen is of an investigating turn of mind, and when his lookout reported the island abeam the captain deci to see more of it and tacked the Otto up close to the dark mass which appeared above the surface of the water. Thousands of birds were flying above it and a school of sharks fled before the vessel's ap- proach. Upon approaching close to the sup- posed island Capt. Grundsen’s astonishment was intense when he found that the great mass was apparently floating upon the bosom'of the ocean. He was still further amazed upon sail- ing nearer to it to find that he was ap; hing an enormous dead whale, which been — swells of the sea for many months. The monster, ftom the Mergent description, is probably the largest w! ever seen in At- lantic waters, a Captain Grund- sen’s statements, backed by those of his crew, the animal was fully 100 feet long and 35 feet broad, The body was ee decom- posed, but was bloated enormously. The entire mass above water was covered with birds, which rose in screaming clouds as the vessel ap- proached, while under water it was surro! ded with sharks, some of enormous size. Captain Grundsen,concluding that the island would not likely become a serious obstacle to navigation, Tuceday last, cad the erory ot the. ageterions esday last, and the oO! 1e island was told to the hydrogarphic officers in this city. ——_+e+_—___ A Big Fish Story. From the Chicago Herald. George L. Dunlap was in areminiscentmood a few days since and among other things spoke toa Herald writer of a southern trip he and Wilbur F. Story once took about ten years ago. At New Orleans they were banqueted by the Varieties club and among the notables present were many of the famous confederate generals of the war. In response to a h by Gen. Hood, in which Storey was highly eulogized by the ex-confederate for his attitude on the south- ern question, the great editor arose and ina few well chosen words thanked the gentleman for his courtesy but disclaimed any right to be praised for che course he had taken. “The fact is,” said the old man, “when I came from Detroit to Chicago to edit the Ti in order to obtain a footing I was forced to take sides with the south because the rival morning jper was intensely unionist in its views. At ee Iwas loyal to the north, but I saw the Times had no chance for existence unless I pur- sued ultra tactics, so I abusing the fede- rals right and left. It eventually made the paper famous and I was credited with being a rank copperhead. And yet, gentlemen, such, I assure you, was not the case.' if Mr. Storey was loyal it would probably be hard to make Chicago le believe it at this late day, but Mr. Dunlap authority for this nee which he claims was delive with all tl dees Storey could at certain com- man The Weighing Craze. From the Chicago Journal. Tam frequently astonished to seewhat mania people have for weighing themselves. In all the large hotels, and in a good many large stores, the automatic scales with the inecription, “Put anickel in the slot and learn your exact weight,” have a conspicuous place, In order that the poorest may enjoy this inestimable rivilege the automatic scales in one store - Habiey lies enemys penny in the slot will have the desired effect. Now, there ii nothing like ing the in on bouily condition, including one’s weight, in order to preserve health and lengthen the life. But what makes this weighing craze so silly in Mr. Oscar Wilde will cease to be the editor of the Woman's World after the appeargace of the number. The At Simla the vice regal council has decided to promote a bill virtually re-enacting the con- tagious diseases act. Gen. Roberts states that reentage of soldiers on the sick list has doubied since the act was suspended. Mrs. Oscar Wilde is one of the most popular woman orators in England. Lord Ronald Gower recently bought o Boucher screen for €7.50 and resold it for €2,000. if Preparations are already being made in sev- eral German university towns to celebrate next the three hundredth anniversary of the invention of the microscope. Zacharias Jans- sen of Middleburg put together the first micro- scope im 1590. The Congo district appears to be developing | ass producer of tobacco. Brussels tobacco- nists aay that it its leaves are remarkably yell | adapt for cigars, being of exceedingly i flavor and very supple. The penny in the slotof the Southeastern railway carriages will now provide « traveler ie an electric light in the lamp fastened at MM. Naquet and Laguerre and other Bou- laagiste have gone to London to consult with neral Boulanger regarding @ proclamation which is to be issued mt eg Twenty-eight municipal officers of Madrid | have been arrested charged with fraud in the | city administration, The second anniversary of Prince Ferdinand's ascending the throne of Bulgaria was observed yesterday with appropriate festivities, Four thousand troops were reviewed. banquets were held, and in the evening Sofia was illuminated. In consequence of pressure from the Central E powers the Greek government has countermanded the orders to Greek war ships to proceed to Crete, The official executioner—Berry—declares that he will not hang Mrs. Maybrick. While on a visit today to the town of Rem- scheid. Westphalia, the venerable archbishop of Cologne was insulted and stoned on the streets by a crowd of anti-Catholica, Fifty-two members of the house of commons have signed a memorial to the home secretary urging clemency for Mrs. Maybrick. 9 Pentti ~ Tames diner ord Fair Exchange No Robbery. From the New York Graphic. That was a good story about Inspector Byrnes being fooled by a smart reporter who picked his pocket for fun while he was talking to him, but it had its origin in an incident which has the merit of truth and which has never yet been told in print, Some time ago one of the headquarters’ detectives and a friend were chat ting with a couple of sports well known in the gambling fraternity. The detective, thinking to have a joke at the expense of one of the sports, slyly extracted the latter's scarf pin from his bosom and said nothing. They were | about to separate, when the detective found to his amazement that his watch was missing. It had been “‘wrung”—that is, the ring above | the stem-winde- had been twisted off in the | manner employed by professional “lifters.” He stood in amazement and was about to call in some of the other officers in an adjoining room, when the sport coolly banded him his timepiece, remarking: “You see, I was onto you when you tock my horse-shoe pin. Fair exchange, you know.” The detective now thinks there are some smart men outside of police headquarters, Rebecca Neveling, who was ‘htly bitten on the thumb by a pet dog on June 29, died in Philadelphia Tuesday of hydrophobia. The disease was developed on Thursday last when she went on an excursion to » Maryland bay EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, s G SUNDA, Ane. 18, ‘With ite Fine Spring of Water. liens ‘Steamer GEO. LAW = ve 2 p.m, home 7:0 Pare Sbe. ts" $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 To Visit ‘The Queen of American Watering Resorts. Special Train Excursion to ATLANTIC CITE PEXNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, Special train of first-class coaches and parlor care ‘Will leave 6th st. station at 4 p.m SATUBDAY, aug, 17, arriving Atiantic City 10 p.m.; 30 minutes will be allowed for supper at Broad st. station. Philadel plis, after which passengers will be transferred te Market st. wharf. The tickets will be good to return on Sunday and Monday folfowing on all traina. . sale-te W S8NcIOs DisON NOT TRE AR, tn siat bts Hoe Coun Steamer wharf a 1 as IVER VIEW FOR issp, WASHING 1ONIANS' MOST POPULAK RESORT. ONLY PLACE ON THE POTOMAC LIGHTED BY ELECTRIC LIGHTER Steamer MARY WASHINGTON. Sundays, two leaving st 10:15 am and Spm Returuing ars ands peu Miscueta, voee ees Wednesdays—? wo trips, 4e ‘at 9:30 and $200 bau. Ketarning at "5 1:30 pam. be. bamily day every Sat Leaving at 10am Be turning at 5 pan.“ Tickets, 100, Prot. Proctor’s Dancing School Reunion every. Gay evening, leavingst 6-80 p.m Kevurning at 11: pan ‘Tickets, 25, ing down and back at the a trips except duu =. Fine Fags ua Saeaaye, Fine Brows Repl co Suncare 2o objectionable parties allowed on any of the above aoult ___E. 8. RANDALL. Prorig,, L4** EXCURSION SEASON OF 1889. NATIONAL RIFLES to MARSHALL HALL. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1888 Steamer W. W. CORCORAN. Boat leaves wharf at 6:30 o'clock. 1, : DC. ao proviondly efvertinel. 36-8 BEACH SATURDAY Nici JOURS W THOMPSON tor Coloutal ould-3t AUGUST 16, 18By. ade teaner Vashington leaves st vem. and 6 p.m. sharp; returning 10:30 p.m. Dancing on boat both trips Extra Gaines and Prizes Ladies’ Tickets, 25c.; Gentleman's, PAS AEP ees SI Aca | Doe POnIvEE VIEW SFMibAY, ‘7th st. leaves at + and Chudren eul0-6r FIVE Ho! AT THE BEACH HOMEOP.M ae ¥. wey DAILY aT 10 a, ty A — From Yareereet GUUD DINNER 50 CEN Cafe open 1 to5 p.m. bervine ‘cialty. Apply to Stews Pistorio's ™ resort. | Bpper Miver Landings. and the uly boat Charles H. Field, sole surviving partner of | Dine’ 2, ©. Maurice B. Flynn, who together composed the | MWe Parties, | Fiuty Fieasure Boats to hire firm of Guy C, Hotchkiss, Field & Co., iron | _jyl6-2m___F btreet Wuart. (Telepuoue 603-9) _ founders, manufacturers, dealers in carriage | [,OSTON BY SEA. materials and general contractors, New York Bb ‘Merchants’ apd iunapertation On and Brooklyn, made an assignment yesterday. Baltimore via Keetulk to. Judge John Irwin died at Bellefont, Pa., yes- Eyery Monday and TLureday, 4 0’ = terday of paralysis, aged eighty-one years. He was one of the oldest iron masters in that vi- cinity. He was an associate judge of the county Up te teeny th h shipments to Tuesday eveni e peach shipment weer: the Delaware caleeed tr tee season ag- gregated 949 carloads, To the “Good name at home” won by HOOD’S SAR- SAPARILLA In Lowell, Mass., where it is prepared there is more of HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA sold than of all other medicines. Whole neighborhoods are tak ing it at the same time, ithas given the best of satisfaction since its iutroduction ten years agu. This could not be if the mediciue did not possess merit. If my judgment is that it is not done, and cannot conveniently be done, in such a way as to be ace aud instructive, A man’s winter clothés weigh at least ten pounds more than his summer clothes, A pair of boots weigh two pounds more than a pair of shoes. A hearty man_ will weigh two or three pounds more after dinuer than before dinner. He will weigh six or eight pounds more with his over- coat without it, Even a full quart of water will make him weigh a pound more and three or four silver dollars in his pocket will make him weigh several ounces more. This being the case, I cannot conceive what fun or what sense there is in being weighed unless one keeps a scale in his bed room and weighs bim- self every morning as soon as he leaves his bed. Even then bis weight will vary accord- ing to the supper he ate. —-- eo —__—__—__ At THE FLoopTiIpg oF THE Sxrasox.—The Pennsylvania railroad’s great excursion to At- lantic City on Saturday will reach the shore at the very floodtide of the season. Everybody will be there. Special train to Philadelphia with parlor cars. Special Philadelphia to At- lantic City also with parlor cars, Supper in Philadelphia and free transfer across the city. Se reyes the rate; 4 p.m the leaving our. — A. —_—.__ A number of the most influential democrats of Boston have issued an address to voters de- nouncing the democratic city committee as ~welf-convicted of incapacity and unworthy of public confidence.” ix A veterinary m of Yonkers, N.Y., sa: there are quile s womber of horses Boo ineee ity troubied with e mild form of epizootic re- sembling that of 1872, ———— TOY AL BAKING you suffer from impure blvod or debility try HUOD 8 SARSAPARILLA and you will realize its peculiar cur- ative power. “I had salt rheum on my left arm three years, suf- fering terribly. I took HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA, aud che salt rheum has entirely disappeared.” HL M. MILLS, 71 French street, Lowell, Mass, HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA Sold by all drugvists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by ©. L HOOD & 0O., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR. CITY ITEMS. Burnstine’s Dry Goods Auction Sale is growing popular all over the city for the bar- gaius obtained at this sale. The sale will be continued until the entire stock is sap “aay of. Dou't fail to attend these Auctions,as there are Bargains enough for everybody. Sales 10:30 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., 918 7th st. a. it ea sto Claret, 2c. bottle; Pure Black- berry dy, bottle. Merzox “A Benefit ards. All Cards packed in “One of the Finest” or “One of the Bravest” Smoking and Chewing Tobaccos are redeemed as follows: 100, with a Pocket Knife or Pocket Book; 200, with the lustrated Book, “Offenders and Defenders 400, with a Gilt-handie Silk Umbrella; 50d. with e Pair of Bronzes, “Bravest; Impure Te: According to late advices from our consul in China to the State depart- ment large quantities of impure teas are sent to this market. We are weil aware of this and have been very careful in selecting only Pure Teas. Therefore buy only of a house whose reputation for straightforward dealing is well established, “Suarise Chop” Tea at 50c, pound and ourJavaand Mocha Coffee at are two articles you cannot equal in this mar. ket. Sugarsatcost. M. & P. Merzorr, 417 7th st. nw., 1t* The Live Grocery Men. ——— Smoke“‘Toss Up!”’All Havana and Sumatra.Se Wonderful Bargains at Hollandér’s. €2.75 Decorated Toilet AVAL ACADEMY BAND, ‘First-class Hotel ané Restaurant Trains LS py Gaye Hecate bay lidge week days 6:10 and 6:30 p.m Sundays Sau oad pe ae ™ ROUND TRIP, ONE DOLLAR The 2:05 8. m. wi sy, 273. 0202. Boney sins con Lect at bay arsengers from. bolding Bay Ridge Pa chet take Gulunbes ina wi can ety ‘Tickets on sale at B. & O. offices, uepot. eo Penpeylvauis avenue, and st On. a Geput only. ML "Steamer W. W. CORCORAN, Capt. LL Jeaves sth st whart daily vexcept Sunday) for Version, leary at Laat, 3:50pm, bare, roi trip, e4, io grounds ne and inauniei MAMSH. Steamer W.W. CONCUKAD lestes 7th et, for Aiarsiinll all least at 10 am, reaching ‘about 3:90 pan, Saturday” Lvenlig.—The evening which were so popular Inet season, will cuminenes da)’, July U, fouViug at U p-ty TetUrBiug to ety oh Toso, and wi coutibiue the ‘eivtine sulunier: Going Up moruiusg boat bave the yrivilege of “‘Sundayedhree tripe-tesvite ot TO. z Sunda: e v4 r end 0 pan, 8 sod’: © pm, reaching Waskimgton et 2, Pare round-np, 250. AMUSEMENTS. ek GRAND OPENING MONDAY, AUGUST 18. 4—b1G—4 AND BOB SLAVIN'S ALL-AMERICAN UUMBLNATION. Es SUMMER GAKDES, 708-710 E strest northwest. CONCERT EVERY KIGHT BY BEST MUSICIANS OF WASHINGTOR a coolest place tn town to spond an eventing. Lawss, Bussexs, Suwis DRESS GOODS, SILKS, VELVETS, OF THE LOOM Yard-wide, Bleached Got