Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1889, Page 2

THE SOCIAL WORLD. The Holiday Gayeties—Personal Notes of Interest. Mra, Blaine entertained yesterday at Iunch- Supreme Court of the United States, has sent sards of invitation for be athomeon Friday a 3, to meet Miss Mildred Fuller, ber debutante daughter, at 9:30 o’ciock. Miss Eleanor Foster, daughter of ex-Minister and Mrs. John W. Foster of this city, and Mr. , & young and wealthy lawyer of | tions to the ai married H Watertown, N.Y., will of the bride's nts, on I stree' Wednesday, January 1890. The wed ceremony will be performed in the ce jilies and will be follor by asmall reception from 8 to 10 o'clock. The wedding Occurs on the fourth anniversary of bride's sister's i with Rev. Mr. Watertown. The cards for Miss Fosters wed- will not be sent before the first of the New Year. Mra, C. P. R. Rodgers, wife of Admiral Rodgers, and a Iady dearly beloved by every- that ever came into her gracious pres- ence, is lying very ill at her I street home. Mrs. Nelson, her daughter, has come to the city and is with her. e tenderest solicitude of ahost of friends are with the beloved lady ia her sufferings. Mr. and Mrs. Morrell of Torresdale, near Philadelphia, have sent cards, and many have been received in this city, for the marriage of their sister, Miss Elizabeth L. Drexel, and Mr. Walter George Smith, on Tuesday, January 7, st 11 o'clock, in St. Dominic’s church, Holmes- burg. After the marriage « breakfast will be tendered the guests at St. Michel, the home of Mr. and — Morredl, = baci ormnpl Cards admitting ests to the privileges of a spe- cial train from the Bond-street station, Phila delphia, to the suburbs named, are enclosed the invitations. Mrs. John R McLean gives a rosebud din- ner tonigtt toa score of debutantes. Nogentle- men will be present at table, but a number will appear later, when a dance will be introduced. Paymaster and Mrs. Hoy have invited a com- pany to a tea on the afternoon of Saturday the 28th instant, to introduce their daughter, Miss Nora Hoy. Miss McCulloch, daughter of the ex-Secretary of the Treasury, will give a dance on Tuesday night, the Sist, to dance the old year out and the new year in. The Bowling club german at Masonic hall last evening was the most ambitious entertainment iven in the history of that fashionably ath- tic club. The youthful bowlers, men and girls, were present in bright attire, and the ms were on duty with the exception of Mrs. Hackett, who has recently gone into mourning on account of tne death of her brother. Miss Almy, daughter of Admiral Almy, gave acharming tea yesterday afternoon at the Vermont-avenue home of the family. The guests were the young people of Mias Almy's acquaintance, ‘and the invitations brought together all the young suciety people | in town. Mrs, Ackley poured out the tea and | chaperoned the party, a double duty for which only 4 young matron with the very brilliant social qualities of the one chosen to fill the place could have so signally succeeded in it, Miss McKenzie of Baltimore, Miss Hodge and Miss Ashford assisted Miss Almy in greeting the | guests, Miss Ellen McGowan Biddle, daughter of Col. Biddle, will have as her gue: next month Miss Florence ‘ard of Wilmington, Del., daughter of ex-Secretary Bayard, and Miss Anne Biddle of Detroit. These young ladies will be with Miss Biddle at her home to see their friends on all the Monday afternoons in January at 1420 20th street. There will be no meeting of the dancing class between Christmas and New Year days, Miss Leiter's dance on Friday evening will sup- ply the weekly exercise. The spacious parlors of Mr, H. G. Ellis of the | msion bureau were the scene of a large and illiant gathering last night. assembled to do bouor to the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Eilis. Among the guests were many of the prominent residents of the eastern portion of the city and a ut of the officials of the peusion office. Conspicuous among the at the resi- f be on 5, many gifts was a silver pitcher and goblet, re- ceived from the Glen's Falls, N.Y., Lodge of Elks, of which Mr. Ellis is a member, During the evening an appropriate congratulatory ad- dress was made by the Kev. Mr. Cook of the North Capitol Street M. E. church. A sumpt- uous wedding supper was served. Mr, and Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely of Springfield, Lil, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gor- don Hardie of New York are visiting Senator aod Mrs. Cullom. Mrs, Kidgely and Mrs. Hardie are daughters of Senator and Mrs. Cullom, and their visit to the city at this time will recall to society peopie the maav brilliant receptions and festal occasions at Senator Cul- Jom’s residence during the early part of his first term. ‘They will remain as guests of Sen- ator and Mrs. Cullom for a month, Mr. Henry R. Elliot, formerly of this city, but now prominent in New York literary life, is spending « few days in Washington. Naval Cadet Russell, with his room mate, Naval Cadet Dermett of Maine, will Christ- | mas day with his father, Admiral Hassell, 1703 De Sales street, Miss Browuley of Baltimore is the guest of the ‘Misses Campbell for the Christmas holidays, In Boston yesterday at St. Mary's Episcopal ebureh, Lieut. Winthrop Alexander of the supervising architect's oifice in this city, was lmarried to Miss Elizabeth Blake Wood by Rev. L. W, Saltonstall, Mra. Harvey Spalding of 601 M street has issued cards for an “at home” for the 27th in- stant, to introduce her daughter-in-law, Mrs, James H. Spalding, to ber friends. Miss Nellie Harvell has returned home to spend the Christmas vacation. Mr. aud Mrs. Roger C. Glascock will spend Christmas in Martinsburg, W. Va., and will be at home to callers Thursdays in January. The Priaceton glee and banjo clubs, after their concert on Friday evening next at the Rifles’ armory, will be given a supper by Mrs. — Swann at nee atoms residence, No. street northwest. A few young friends Will be invited to meet them. . Mr. Henry D. Malone of St. Paul will spend the holidays at his old home on N street, Mr. Howard 8. Nyman, after a visit of sev- eral days to his home in this city, returned to New York Saturday, Mrs. Ralph Jefferson,who hasbeen the guest of her mother, Mra. J. R. Nyman, on Q street, has returned to her home in Claranden, Tex. Mr. Jefferson preceded her two weeks. ‘They were entertained most delightfully by their frieuds while here, the Shakespeare club giving jeffer- several entertrinments in houor of Mr. on, ——— e+ _____- A Suit for $15,000 Damages. ‘The case of C. W. Walcott against the Inland and Seaboard coasting company for $15,000, by his leg being broken at Colonial Beach wharf in November, 1885, was taken up in the Cireuit Court yesterday bat not concluded. He | up camp. SUNDAY’S ECLIPSE. Seventy Good Photographs Taken by Prof. Todd’s. Party. The New York Herald has exclusive news from Prof. David P. Todd direct from St Paal de Loando in regard ta, the eclipse Sunday, Prof. Todd says: The weather was clear the first part of the eclipse, but the sky was secured about the time of totality. The view with the photoheliograph of forty focus proved an entire success, and the torial mounting for it worked very successfully. This instrument was managed by Prof. Bige- low and the new ¢irctmpolar plates of twenty- two inches in diameter were handled without tilt We obtained seventy of these the middle of the eclipse and ten after totality. There was no hitch in the working of the ap- paratus. which was all automatic, and with an extra photo; it would have been easily le to take twelve or hundred pictures of the eclipse inall its partial phases, had there been any object in so doing. THE CLOUD RECORDER. Professor Pickering’s cloud recorder, for giv- ing complete pictures of the eclipse, was mounted on a secure foundation and operated in connection with other apparatus, The beginning of the total eclij or the second contact was lost in the and could not be observed, and the third contact was ob- scured by clouds and was not observed. The end of the eclipse, or fourth and last contact, happened in the clouds. Neither photographic records nor optical observations of it were pos- sible. The pneumatic movements of all the photographic apparatus were thoroughly ac- curate. Notonly were the durations of the exposures regulated with entire precision, but the exact time of the beginning and ending of i every exposure was automatically recor by the same apparatus. It is demonstrated that the principle is cor- rect, and with pneumatic valves it is shown to be ible to operate five telescope cameras as lly us two or three have been managed in eclipse work heretofore. THE PENSACOLA’S PARTY. The United States ship Pensacols has re- turned to Cape Ledo from her trip out at sea toobserve the eclipse. The ovean party was only partially successful and they bring back a few pictures of the eclipse, some-of which will be serviceable. The longitude of St. Paul de Loanda will not be determined by the exchange of cable signals with the royal observatory at Cape Town. THE LAND AND SEY AGLOW. The colors, a few minutes before totality, both on land and in the sky, were magnificent. The moon's shadow when approaching our sta- tion at Cape Ledo, swept over the ocean toward us with a velocity actually terrifying. ‘The water, which in the sunlight hud been of a lovely indescribable peacock blue, or green, assumed a dark livid green, almost black an the comb of breakers, snow white in ordinary day light, under the gloom of the eclipse broke into a foam of purple. CLIMATE OF THE AYRICAN COAST. The health of all the members of the party has been good throughout, and the popular idea of the dangerous character of the climate of West Africa has been proved entirely wrong by the experience of our party. There was no marked ci e in the bog until the sun was nearly covered. Then a strange portentous, id sem!-obscuri! spread over the earth. The sky turned livi gray, inducing the feeling that some terrible catastrophe was near at hand. fates a are being eseypay atl and packed for transport preparatory to ing Everything will be on board the Pensacola in a few days, The atmospheric conditions varied very much during the eclipse, alternating with cloud and sunshine, but the results are not disappointing. During the total eclipse several prominences attained great distinctness and brilliancy. The air temperature fell slightly below its normal, the lowest temperature oceurring several min- utes after totality. ———~+oe___—. A NOVEL SOCIABLE, An Entertainment Given to Chinese Sun- day School Scholars. An entertainment was givent last evening at the residence of Mr. John P. Lawrence, 1103 Gstreet northwest, by Mr. Brown Lawrence and Miss L. Holderby, two of the teachers to the Chinese Sunday school of the Church of the Ascension, A large number of the friends of the teachers and officers of the Sunday school and invited guests were present and were highly entertained by the program, There were a number of recitations, songs, instru- mental selections, by both teachers and pupils. These quick-witted celestials have learned to read and speak English very well and among the renditions was a Sunday school song by Moy Ching in English, which was wonderfully well executed fora native of a race whose tongues get twisted into all sorts of contortions when they attempt to speak in any but their own e. Some of the books used in the school have Chinese on one andthe Eng- lish equivalent om the other, Last night, however, they had only books in English to go by and readily found Bumbers and pages called out and followed the text and joined in the choruses with considerable accuracy. A handsome repast of ices, cakes and fruits were served, in the demolition of which they proved as dexterous as any » but cer- tainly behaved with more than it is alleged some Americans did at a ball given some time since by the Chinese legation. After refreshments the play of “tail- ing the donkey” was a feature which created a great deal amusement, as the Chinese at- tempted to pin a donkey instead of a veritable pigtail upon their friends. The music furnished by the Chinese string band was of a peculiar sort and upon very | sary instruments. Mr. Moy Chew per- formed upon the gee saw (violin with two strings); Mr. Moy Guy upon the sam yui (banjo or kind of tom-tom); Mr. Moy Mon upon the gut keon (a mandolin or big-headed banjo- looking affair, with a short handle and keys like immense corkscrews), and Mr. Moy Chew upon the gep Jy (# flute made hike a horn and sounding like a bagpipe). and in their way kept tolerable good time, and now and then in spi! of themselves ran into harmonizing strains on the American order. Their was ve creditable indeed. This Sunday school meets at the Church of the Ascension every Sunday at 1 o'clock p.m. and atthe Church of the Epiphany at 7:30. = union school, to which this school is also attached, meets every Monday at 610 ith street. ae The entire byprsean Sespeens will give an enter- tainment next Monday evening at the Church of the Ascension, on Massachusetts avenue and ath street northwest, ee Election of Officers, St. Aloysius branch, No.170, Catholic Knights of America, has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Joseph Geier; vice president, Geo. W.Giddens; recording sec- retary, Wm. F. Clarkson; financial secretary, John A. Madigan; treasurer, John Elbert; ser- geantat-arms, Geo. Killeen; Sweeney; that in throwing off th jank he — wing e gang p aliagane etal The Death Record. During the twenty-four hours ending at noon today deaths were reported to the health Officer as follows: Adelina V. Sommers, 71 years; Lucy E. Everette, 51 years; John A. Parker, 96 years; Charles McElfresh, 1 aay; Ethan R. Pratt, 67 years; Frances Sperry, 61 ears; James E. Owens, 22 years; Georgie + 18 years; Henry W. Potts, 36 Sell Jobn S. Parker, 47 years; Wm. 62 years; Annie K. Thornton, # years; Hattie Lomax, 4 days; Jordan Green. 51 years; Alice G. Tilman, 21 goers Minme Washington, i een oe w. . 5 ~ years; Mary E, ‘Thomas, ; James Jackson, 64 years; Belethia Robinson, Smonths; Bertha D. Mary Marvie. To New You« via Batrmore axp Omo.— ‘The Baltimore and Obio maintains a com schedule of fast express trains to P and New York, making connection at Philadel- phia for all Ivania and Pennny! at New ¥ for all points gists y oor a All trains are equipped with new and some Pullman lor and sleeping cars. The service is reliable and in pete can See Baltimore and Obio time table paper. ag ee nen ee ee €3,000 a ton fio.000.7 have recently had to pay as high square feet of ground and is bounded by 16th | and 17th strocta and F and G streota ctheeat. ice pail was | It is Mr, Manogue’s ‘to subdivide the —__. THE COURTS. Equirr Count—Judge Coz, Today—Whitehead agt. Washington; a; ance ordered. Bowman agt. Bowman; mony ordered taken by Conklin; motion to GEcaiseed. "lenr Cleary; leave to draw answer. Bi i had i cE fers fae i called upon the Commissioners this morning as & committee ted at a meeting held on the 23d instant by the women of the ——__—_ GEORGETOWN. Warrep to Jump Into rae Rrven.—Paols D’Avasso, an Italian was about to jump into the river from the aqueduct bridge. The would-be suicide was locked up and the charge of vagrancy was jaced against him. This is the second at- mpted suicide by jumping from the bridge that Officer Brown has prevented. Both the would-be self murderers were Italians. Paola D'Avasso was tried before Judge Miller this morning for vi yA =» ju Coed = twen' on the farm and suggeste e be patient as to his mental condition, Trovsue 1 aN Orster Hovse.—Daniel Kraft, an intoxicated countryman, entered Roger Field's ovster saloon yesterday and made him- self obnoxious, He was ejected from the place, after which he procured a warrant for the ar- rest of the proprietor on the charge of assault and battery. Fine was discovered in the frame house, No. $211 Grace strect, by Moses Booit, janitor of the police station. The mes were ex- tinguished before much e was done. The house was owned by N. 8. Berlin and occupied by Frank Harper. Tux Cunis1mas Ceiesnation of the eggs A school of Christ church will take place thi evening at that church, which has been taste- fully decorated for the occasion. Holy Trinity Catholic church, West Wash- ington.—Solemn high mass at 6 a.m., at which service the choir will render Haydn No. 2, at the Offertorium Adeste Fidelis, After the 10 a.m. mass, which will be alow mass, benedic- tion of the blessed sacrament will be given O Salutaris, soprano solo, by Wemer, Tantum Ergo, by Weigard, willbe sung. The choir will be com d of the following: Soprani—Miss R. Wetzel, the Misses Sweeney, ‘Miss Cearney, Miss Straus and Mrs. Mahoney, Alti—Mrs. G. W. Ray and Miss V. Wetzell, Tenor—Mr, Parkhurst, Bassi—Mesers, Murray, Craig, Probey, Abbott and Cathell. Organist and director—J. T. H_ Blois, CattLx Marxet.—The following sales of live stock at Drovers’ Rest, D.C., yesterday are reported: 82 cattle. Beat, 41/0. to 4i¢c.; good, 8%c. to 4e.; medium, 3340. to 3}¢c.; common, 2c. to 8c, 300 sheep and lambs sold. Lambs, be. to 68Zc.; sheep, 3i4e. to 53¢c.; yearlings, Se. to 644c.; calves, 4c, to Ge. 10 cows and calves, $10 to $40 per head, Market fair. TEMPERATURE AND ConxpiTion or WATER AT 7 A.M.—Great Falls—temperature, 47; condi- tion, 33. Receiving reservoir—temperature, 46; condition at north connection, 20; condition at south connection, 30. Distributing reservoir— temperature, 46; condition, 46. pthc teal ALEXANDRIA, Reported for Tux EVENING Stan, A Wasnixcton Pressrtery Cavrca.—The First Presbyterian church has in view the re- opening of services next spring. At the last meeting of the egy oh poe resolution offered by Hon, Lewis McKensie was unanimously agreed to, “That itis not deemed expedient at this time to take any action as respects the church property or the calling of a minister, and that the surviv: trustees, Mesers. J. P. and Park Agnew and Lewis McKensie, continue the insurance until the further order of the re- maining pew holders and members, and that during the winter the church be closed and services be dispensed with, with a view of con- sultation with the presbytery of Washington as to the best course to pursue.” Siiven Weppixc.—The silver wedding of ex-City Sergeant Lucas drew last night a host of friends to the rooms of the Merchants’ club, which had been tendered for the festivity, The occasion was a brilliant and pleasant one. Mayor Downham delivered a congratulatory ad- dress to Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, Tables were loaded with handsome souvenirs of the anni- versary. Tue Gas Lamps.—The fact that the gas lam; on the public streets are now superseded by the electric light has had a tendency to induce the belief that they are worthless and less care is taken of them. The mayor had occasion lately to impose fines for the breaking of lamps, As yot there has been no movement here toward following the example of the Washington gas- bs, company and Herel the lamps from Oe where the gaslight is no longer us d. or! Alexandrians residing abroad have returned home to spend Christinas and many missed faces reap) on the streets. The finance committee has burned this week some $17,000 of redeemed evidences of city indebtedness.—The Darley Park brewing company of Baltimore is about to establish a branch of ite business here.—The Jezercel (colored) Baptist church has rented and fitted up & small building near King and Peyton streets for religious worshi aes H. O'Brien, John T, Bord und Peyton Ballenger have boen drawn as jurors in the January term of the United States court. The other jurors will be residents of the neighboring counties, —Mr, James B. Fitzgerald, « young and popular rail- road man, was married last night to Miss La- venia Reece, an Alexandria belle, at the home of the bride's parents on Columbus street. Tux Stan's report of the death of Rev. N. M. Carroll in Alexandria, Va,, was a mistake; his child and not himself is gone. ——$_—_ THE YORKTOWN AT LISBON. She was Delayed by an Accident to Her Rudder in a Heavy Storm. ‘The New York Herald's Lisbon correspondent, writing of the Yorkstown’s arrival there, says: Atnoon today I received s telegram from Ortaves saying that the Yorktown was in sight, Ina short time the pretty white hull of the missing vessel was visible as she was placidly steaming up the Tagus. In the afternoon she dropped anchor on the port side of the Chicago. The Yorktown looked in perfect trim, except that one of her port boats was missing. Capt Chadwick looked well and said he hoped the delay hadcaused no anxiety. Itwas entirely the fault of the storm. The tiller ropes stretched, allowing the rudder to swing to and fro, He put into Fayal on Monday. The York- town behaved beautifully and shipped hardly any water. When the gale grew heavy she was rather uns' and med it unwise to run longer hove to about a third of the way from Boston, After the rudder was a drag was put overboard to steer by, and it after served well until the hawser which the Yorktown lay in the trough of the sea, Capt. Chadwick regarded the Yorktown as @ most seaworthy ship. But for the rudder trouble she could easily have kept up with the other ships, Pulling Down the British Flag. A telegram from Serpa Pinto, dated October 15, on the Shire river, has been received. It reports that the English flag was being hoisted | himself at several pisces on Portuguese territory, and that the natives had raised an English flag op- posite the camp of the railway sur- vey, which been remot by sjor Diag Serpa Pinto requested the natives to lower all foreign flags and them that if this request was not complied with the Portuguese Nate yeaa down ig teas ber godire eer m to Quillimane restored consuls there, & Conductor. “I think,” he said, banging im their place, “that you all should get enough base ball talk during the week. Ilike base ball, as you know, and during the winter is a The old man's remarks were applauded as he took his seat, and without further ado the con- versation turned on other matters, Mr. Bon- ner’s recent purchase of trotters in California blind horse, Sleepy Tom. They were a great lot and all very tank They have been seen on every trotting track of note in the country and for magnificent seesaw racing their like was never seen before or since. don’t really be- lieve they were ever in a race that was not ve fixed up before the start by their vers, with the exception of the driver of Lucy, and I don’t believe he was ever let in on the [gorse he would not make any agree- ment with them, and they always thought they could beat the gray mare, any way. he funniest incident of which I am cog- nizant, in which this precious lot of pacers were the prime figures, occurred at East Sagi- naw sume years ago, That track wasa fine one then and very ular, enormous crowds of people attending the meetings and great sums of money changing hands on every race, Agreat many Pittsburg people went out to Michigan to see the race, among whom was a gentleman who now holds a high official posi- tion and who at that time had just been nomi- nated for sheriff of this county. They were all in the best kind of humor and they carried with them big rolls of money to back, as they thought, the invincible mare Lucy. The race was a cut-and-dried one, with Lucy fixed to win it, though without the knowledge of her driver. John Locklin of this city was also there reporting the races and acting as a com- missioner for several sporting men in the pur- chase of pools, He receives commission to wire to Reilly's pool room, Chicago, and place $1,000 on Mattie Hunter against the field for Armstrong. He did so. “The race created the most intense excite- ment. Lucy had won two heats and Mattie Hunter two, bares of Tom and Rowdy Boy went to the stables and left only those two in the race. The odds were 25 to7on Hunter, and the Pitteburg contingent jum at them like chickens pic! up corn. sy crowded the pe stands and took all a one get on jacy. For some reason or other John Spian, who was driving Hunter, got his Irish up, and when John Locklin went to ask him about the race he was hopping mad about leveeregy ‘For heaven's wake, John,’ said Locklin, Hunter going to lose this race? I’ve just sent 1,000 on her against the field.’ “You can bet I'll win,’ said Splan decidedly, “A moment afterward the bell sounded and he mounted the sulky. They got the word and Splan began to make his whip burn from the start. The good little mare put in her noblest efforts from string to string. The crowd that had the cinch on Lucy looked on in confidence untilshe reached the half. Then they began to wonder where Splan would let up on her. There were no signs of it, and they became nervous, and when Hunter came panting under the wire, her foam-flecked flanks trembling from her effort, and Lucy was swinging past the three-quarter pole,they were dumbfounded, Lucy had won so often that they thought it would be impossible for Splan to throw her down in this race; but there it was and their poodle was gone. “Armstrong was the most excited man in the crowd, and Locklin could not understand what made him so angry. Armstrong went to Splan and exclaimed in reproachful tones: “What have you done? I made arrange- ments for Locklin to play $1,000 on Mattie Hunter against the field, with an understand- ing at Reilly's that if I wired them the money should be placed the other way. Now you've driven away $1,000 for me.” “As the telegram that was received at Reil- was signed by Locklin, the placed it asin- structed; had it been signed by Armstrong they would have coppers it, and consequently he thought he was a loser, when in reality he was about €900 winner. Locklin could not understand, therefore, what the matter with Armstrong. He thought he must have gone crazy. He asked Armstrong if he ex- pected to win more money with the $1,000. and the latter replied that he had lost. The Pitts- burg boys were not nearso sore as Armstrong was, and it was late at night, after about #37 was expended in telegrams, before he under- od that the money had been played as in- structed in the telegram and not according to his private arrangement with the pool seller, and that be was winner.” OB ree ALL BECAUSE OF A CIPHER, A Man’s Life Ruined by a Moment of Forgetfulness. From the San Francisoo Examiner. “There goes a man whose life was ruined by forgetting the simple character 0,” said a prominent railroad man yesterday, pointing to a ragged, besotted man shambling along the street, unmindful of the rain. “He was a train dispatcher on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad onve, having worked up to that position from messenger boy in the tele- graph office. One Sunday he had only two trains on his division,an express train west- ward bound anda fast stock train running east, The day was warm and sultry and Bill, for that was his name, had hard work to keep awake. He knew that as soon as he made the meeting point for the two trains he could doze and he impatiently awaited the time, When the trains were close enough together for him to figure a meeting point he sent an order to the passenger train to meet and stock train at a little station called Wiliow Valley, fixing the time at 12:50. To the stock train he sent an order that it could have until 1:25 to make Willow Valley for the pas- wenger, See the mistake? He forgot the 0 and hence gave the stock train thirty-five minutes more time than he should. Bill saw his mistake ten minutes after he had made it, but there be- ing no telegraph station between the points where the trait (ideas the orders or at the meeting point ould do nothing to rectify it. He sent for the superintendent and ordered out the wrecking crew, then sat at the repiration running death, the cold face in streams, “Itcame. The passenger train reached Wil- low Valley on time, waited the required thirty minutes under the required time-card rules for |" the freight train and then pullea out, Three minutes Ister the two trains met ona curve, both running ata high rate of speed. Fourteen livi lost vel ision, besides $100, worth of prope: once and the next da, Somearet For a long time it was thought he committed suicide, but I met him on the street here one day just a8 you see him—a total wreck.” ——_——_e2____ Letters have been received from Jake Gaudaur and John Teemer announcing their H, Thayer's $0,000, pave and the ingle scull er'e championship of the world. At Norwalk, Conn., L. 0. aps dol aged fifty- ee ee ee has eloped with Mrs. P. L. Rufus, aged forty-six, whose husband is seventy-two yearsold. Rufus obtained a writ fof habeas aud went after his wife. W. F. Hedst ) ® mailing clerk in the Buf- been arrested. Lette: toled b cot ge his person, and w im were on he confessed. FJ P ¢ WANTED--HELP. Warren rou monks RS ee isi went oan or ora yy and bave city vaferenom Apply in siore, 11 EDT Wo STIST CLANS Oh ote, nee Louies = c at tne? GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT CO., ANTED—A BOY IN A FURNISHING STORE; permanent it ponition for right ; state age, ex- rience aud feiercness; Gorman boy preferred, Ureas Box 16, Btar office: asst WASTED | QUICK — COOKS FOR SCRANTON ‘and Philadel Pa; also this city, House Workers, Washer, Pantry end. Hi Women for Hotels; highest wages; positions BURNHAMS, 1116 G st. n.w, 21-61" ANTED—WHITE AND COLORED COOKS, W Walters “Drivers, Coschns ures, Mai ants "References. ~ TH REW NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT OFF IGh O17 Lota aw. oc26-0w* ANTED—HOUSE WOMEN, CHAMBERMAIDS, Soya; Gurls sud Sober Men for ait Dusinces A Go t posit cr SERCH OFFICE FIT Ost news bt ANTED — DUNDORE’S Feau. conducted by ladies, hite and colored, for ali kinds Tid states, with rederences. iT. RED use, BOOKE! ithmetic, Short Hand and Writing Civil Ser- amiuations & specialty. Professional eae ae Wire. — STUDENTS IN ING, r Beopas advance. 12 lessons; €5 in nw. Ww ATED SALESMEN AT ONCE—A FEW GOOD len to Sell Our Goods by Sam} the whole sale and retail ‘We are the manufac farere in our tine in ‘salary paid. Bi advanced for wi ad- ara ah np MEF 00. TAL, or Cincinnati, Ohio. _ nO-a,tudthsor ANTED-LEARNERS FOR PROF. CHRIST- NER'S New international Tailor System, with asall tifle id instruc- Leatow 908 WANTED—SITUATIONS. iTED—GO AGENCY FOR COO! W iitnatees, Hounernside, Waltress, Nuracn Coach Housemen, Waiters and 13 7th st.n.w. itt see: gan farnion best ety Teterencens Ade areaa M10. Star office, ed a24-3t* ‘Wy see err yation AS eg Ok TRAVEL- esman by young man of experience. Ad- dress ALTON, Star office. men, itlers and Maids, with city references, ‘d24-2t" RENT. MS IN THE DONN PIATT EE= nists ne Handsorneiy feruiebed: wed western we mthowt a grposure 1523 1 ST —FURNISHE bouBet and secopd floor; suitable for phy 7 also other Rooms” Opposi FOR BE T—NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS, iN AR heat, north and — . $13 M st aw, 313 Pa ave aw. ere ere ee ee iene ee {OR RENT—WITH BOARD, THREE PUK. OOM- er te hg pte ea JOR RENT—312 C8" HAN fELY foe ce Ste Sees families, ° 24-30" R_RENT—REPRESENTATIVE HEADQUAR- tera With other weil Sage 9 tert #10; Hall YVR RENT—FOUR OR FIVE G@ NYLEMEN Fptcctecs can te tepesemoanins ee toate | with nicely Furnished Kooms: first-class table wevk ,couvenient to wovernment printini it and pension offices. i RENT—FURNISHED ROOMS WITH BOAL ino table A rooms; Very pleasant 319 Cat ni. NISHED | A Sepa a rout, 2. aw. Convenient to mcute and horee care; with or withott Beant 121-3? Fe ENT—1720 H 8ST, N.W., TWO LARGE COM- municating Kooms and Hall’ Room ; southern ex- Te: Coo Lome table; one square West of War aud | ¥ Sevartenenss. cones | JOR RENT L GT, sunny and elecuntly Furnished Parlors and Bed Kooms: tolding ted; every modern conveuience ; con- Yenjent to the principal hotels aud 14th-st, cars Fy RENT—N04 T 87. N.W., COMFORTABLY ed 2d-story Front Kooi, with or without rates: suil for Gentiewan and 21-61" {OR KENT—VEKY DESIRABLE SUITE ROOMS, second floor, handsomely fur.; First-class Lubio Board in Private Family: k dave. pear 15th st.; refs, exchanged. HKUST & HUNGERFOKD, ear: ys FOE RENTLARG®. PLEASANT ‘PARLORS, W11H or without housekeeping sccommodstions. Also several other Rooms; single or en suite: south frout. Terms . 11Z1 Tet now. 421-30" Fe. RENT - ROOMS, APARTMENTS, BOAKD, lonpekecplne:; all parte city ; every body suited 2 ¢ jicauts; Turniaued houses. | HOCH ARMING DikeCrony. 1 That ale-00 KR RENT—FURNISHED—FRONT A’ ‘and Bed ‘on secund floor; en suite, 730 17th st. _—— i T—BASEMENT ROOMS ALL ABOVE iD aelw | RK RENT—1327 N , SUITE CELY Furnished Second pro Rooms, soutuern expo- sure: peivate family of sdulte; couveniont to 14th 4, care; Attention; pleasant home: at reasonable terms, dl4-120" aoe. egy Seale od FURNISHED PAR- and Be 8; let vor; eu suite or single; fice Front Koom, 2d hoor; bay windows; furnace line of cars; partwents ang hotele -1w' {OK KENT—NICELY FURNISHED KOOMS, SIN- wile oF en Suite, permanent or tranwent, near Treas- ury department and up town hotels. 1352Gnw. FOR BENT TWO PLEASANT PARLORS; DESIE- w locality; nicely furnisbed as parior and bed- oom ; suitubie for xentieman aud wife or two gentie- nen; nice caterer Lear; rent reusouable. 931 Abode Island ave. cst? W,,FURNISHED FRONT table tur geutoman wid jo children take: Wy Aste sr A YOUNG SWISS TEACHE) who speaks Germau aud French, a Position ins Private Family. Address Box 7, star office. d24-2t" ANTED — BY COOKS, WAITEKS, MAIDs, Drivers. Nurses, Buciers, Seaustresscs, Clerks, &c.; also Freuch Cooks, German Bartenders and Wait- ers. Positions atouce, Our help the best. BUKN- HAM’s, 1110G st. nw, 421-61" ANTED—FOR THE NEXT COMING YEAR, TO take charge of s Farm and Dairy; understands Sarwot fruit: best of retereuce Given, Address Wit, of reference Gaithersburg, Montgomery county, Mae divi9 ‘TED—EMPLOYERS—YOU WILL BE FUR- nished Highly Kecor uended ‘Appiicants; Well-trained Gervants of auy nationality, without charge. CITY INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, 711 Gn.w. ee 308" WANTED—ROOMS. 7 ANTED-BY YOUNG GENTLEMAN A NICELY Furnished Room: second or third for; southern exposure; between Sth stew. Sith or without Board; Feferences, Ai Btar office, az: Wane. BY AN ACCOMPLISHED FRENCH ‘Teacher, Room and Board in private family. em: Col. Robt. 1 Ul, Mrs. 8. 8. Cox, it, Referen rs. 8. hoss Perry, Dr. WW. . Dr. Witmer and others. Address Mile, V.PRUD'HOMME, St. beth, D.C. ai WANTED--HOUSES. WAXZED—TO BUY 4 G-ROOM BE OK OR FRAME House with fuir-sized Lot; 82.500 to $3.0U0: from E to S,3d.n.e. to 9th m.w. ‘Address W & GARRETT, 13th and N.Y. ave, a21-3e* many Eliza- +3w 5 si north aud south gle oF en suite, rental, 909 Mut! single or en si double corner Louse; dows; Open grates, OR RENT—1110 L ST. N.W., Large i.ooms, singly o. en suite; fu shed FURNISHLD ROOMS, Rds" aliy Lal ovis retereiseo lim with brst-c Tequired. 1416 bi le for s mecnber 49 = three Kooins, suitable for a wember; must be seen ied; private family. 807 LOth st. n.w. FL Furu Pariors aud Roous €n suite or sinzie, inidway Let. ‘Treasury aud Interior Depts: sousbern exposure; cccupied last session by m S = —933 G ST. N.W., HANDSOMELY ere: ae FQ RENT 16 K ST. LARGE, ELEGANTLY Furnished kooms wi ard, eu ‘suite of two or three or singly; reasonable prices; special terms to able rooms. two persons occupying doi GkakT JOR RENT—1824 Ht ST., LARGE, AIRY COMMU- nicatiug Roome,eu suite or single; convenient to 2 etropulitau ciub, War aud Navy departments; suit- able tor receptions, Caterer allowed. nvo-lm WANTED—LOTS. ANTED—UNIMPROVED PROPERTY IN THE Wiiterforciient ei Maree, az1-3t! JANLED—AT ONCE FOR A CLIENT, UNIM- proved property in the neriheart: whole square prsterred . ACKER & GADSBY, 1008 F st. a.w. im’ WANTED MISCELLANEOUS WARZED; 10 BUY A GOOD SIZK BEFRIGERA- Jar-| tor tor family use; also small size Fire and Burge ‘proof baie. ‘Those having mony to ivest call or address C. A. HITCHCOCK, 100 Stast.ne. 1t* Waris eens Peter Danas nearon everul usontls a. Purtios ‘bat ‘ticulars: 8 for several wonths at ouce, vinx such ud- area wath terms par A.MLD., Star office. TED-MRS.. J. M YOUNG, STENO- W iitiner and iypewrtter, Root 10; 1000 Fst, From my large abd varied experience (including five years’ employment in the oltce of corporation counsel of New York city) I am able to t leval aud other papers accurately and in form, ai4-at® ANTED—H. BAUM raib ib HiGHib, CAD W Bicos tor 5 ture, Carpets and Entire Households » ty. eaters, En! epecualty. “Addzess NIED—PARENTS TO BRING THE CHILD- a y ery, 450 Fennaylvania ave, ANIED—ELECTRO PLAT: BRU: Wx Siding exquisite conbinstions: unprece: Xterior decorations, “THE PRMSIEN METALLIC ENAMEL COMPASS, O04 & st. uw, Statuary repsired. Teruished brass dztures JUSEHOLD AND OFFICE FUKNI- ANTED—HOUSE! ture; also Store Fixtures aud Stocks of Mei diss y A. C. WINSTUN, ‘asin 937 7th at. a. w. BACK | § single or & Yard and Stable also, if needed. §514 Loch | 3! Fist mt & CO. 25240 _ —STORE 407 ON 10TH ST. N. Penusylvania ave, Apply to KOBLKT it. 11 und 1. dei Al NEW BRICK STORES WITH Tooms and 2 -story Brick Stables, on 8. ‘A; MciNTIRE, Y1s F st. ow. ‘7th st. uw. ; rent @25. a13-10t FOR SALE ELLANEOUS, *& SALE—A FIRST-CLASS TRiCYCLE iN REST ronda ata great baguin, Audrew L.1-P. 109 Le 1 E-ORE FIRST-CLASS DOUBLE chean tt eee ai one, ‘owneg teri Vaid to April I. “Cet be'scen at CUM The et eter rete dem CM BELL. 465 Monsyeauie ave asta iE SALE—WOODWARD & LOTHEROP FE gir Gray Japanese Goat Carriage Robes for are lined thronehout Carriage end Steyr Robes in the Comper Lith and F sta now, EFFECTS OF A FoUcTEEN- “ low rent; Bost line of Pur Gar Laoid private rt thon, Pa ave. and 11th st, 28th tustant, at 12m paat® JOR SALE—RA Hlegaut Cou, Busey, nearly wow Lop Business Was good traveler; Set sell; DO Use for them, 13th st. now, daturday Lue m. assortment I Sand For gu Stamps. ROTATUCHS, Fe SAL. —B hands Byeh, sou Tage oc business waren, doe cars and stonds without hitching A mt @12: wil consider an offer. Address H. ar office. 421-3 JOR SALE—A EOF WALRNO 1 PALO Furniture, Upholstered in bine Pineb: seoont hand , perfect ‘cond:tior so a Square Piano, a bare sold immediately. 16, post Address Box 3: JOR SALE dition. U.S. Geoie JOR SALZ—nAFLIY BICYCLE, Ip USE six months; ip vod order © half of ont eae” x nw 21" SIX PASSENGER qaok FALE a USICAL HOLIDAY PhisEAre reduced prices, At DOUP'S, A. B. CHASE PIANOS At DRUOP'S, E. GABLER & BRO. PIANO: At DROOF"S. MARSHALL & WENDELL PIANOS At DROOI"S, SECOND-HAND PIANOS — At DEOOP'S, CHEAP ORGANS = at DRoors, MUSIC BOXES, ALL PRICES, At DROOP'®, TUNING, REPAIRING AND MOVING At DROOP'S, at Dhoorsa, PIANOS FOR RENT LOW PRICES AND EASY TERMS a4-gw JK BALE—FINEST Fantail Gold Biches eve cheap. At KDW 12th st, nw. SOK BAL ASSENGEIL Steamer; te 14 Grawrht - will cerry 1¢ BEALAND & SUA, Fo OK SALE—PIANOS— Une Very Fi Ove Beauty Ove Aaguaticent F ‘One Fine Square Gi: ments of B10, oF youd disc< . THE PIANO EXCHANGE, az 913 Pennsylvania ave, {OR RENT-STORE 408 12TH 8ST. NW.; Pos- session given January 1, 1850. Apply to JAMES i. DAViS’ BUNS, 1201 lvania ave. d3-lm FOR RENT—OFFICES. yESLRA! OFFICE ROOMS IN Colouization Buildiug, cor. 43 street and Peuna. avenue, Building just repaired, painted aud pap-red Apply at Room 1. FOR EENT-ALAWYER, WHOSE OFFICE Is NEAR city ball,can ive desk room without charge w student at law or typewriter with machine who desires Accommodation, Address H.F.H., star oifice, d21-3t" JOR RE» TDESIRABLE OFFICE ROOMS \ steam heat and elevator service, in the Leni uilding, 1425 New York ave, ‘ft. cou ak 1B ory 3 MBE, New York ave. Foe RENT—STABLE REAR OOKCORAN GAL- lery, f stalls, water and gas, Key at office of JAS. M. GREEN, 1405 F o ‘az1-6t ik SALE-LARGE CHINLBE SACK. D~ it, aud Wite Flower Sauda. SCHMID wth st, aw. JOK bALE—VO JTS, MOCKING BIKDS, Canaries, Cases, «Aquarium, Kink FOud, Pers Dow Pod did Micinien ‘ned for Ilan, Cater M ¥ rive List, SUMALLD"S Bird Dture, 31 ou gt Hine: co TABLES, rear JOK BALE OK KEN rear of 1633 0 st. tw lage: Water and gaa Apply ied wt JOR SALE—BE ING IN A NEW Piano oF exchaugiig your vid ouecail at the BKAD- BURY PALACE UF MUSIC, 1225 Pennsylvania ave, sud eee the Uewutitul vew Ur 1 cases of Mab any, Circassian Walnut, rer Aesewoud. bold tor cash oF ah aout B10. Old Squares taken an excluum allowed, JOR RENT—NEW STABLE, JUST OFF 1718 st. and Massachusetts ave. ; three stalis, coach house, water closet and coschmau's room, d4-3m BEALL, BLOWN & CO., 1321 F st. Lost WHITE AND LEMON COLORED SET- ter with collar and tag; liberal reward will be if returned to 2146 K st. nw. ° JANTED—TRY SCRIBNER BEST BULTER- Winns Pable Goods, 20e per po ‘Cookin, Kr W bot to gut stroma dike butier doce) for ove mouth, | of money retunded. Soerk seat ante St 3 Senter hstkel Cadi of Fie Auster aS Lect CHILD's PAKASOL SUNDAY ON CON- PEE LSS Se Ras ee Sere : Wanded d24-20" O8T—WILL BOY WHO PICKED UP PISTOL with Grant on the barrel aud J.B.S. ou case retara TED — YOUR PORTKAITS TO MAKE IN Autor Colors and Pastels; oa a Christu:as gift Betinfestion wuarantood. ‘Specimens 61 12th st. a.w, ‘ED— LIFE INSURANCE ON THE COM- TED ON BENSE ELAN— MUTUAL BELIEF A! [ON {oL— | 8" patiececmca Sap er qiaa $1,000, nel Only ‘37 deaths eubce organization. For further information Rina ax SMITH, Secretary, Southeast corner 4th and G sts. B.w,, opposite Pension building. ‘ool 7- new sn ED—HORSES TO KEEP, KEEPING recs Winter and Qumner in © Bpecialty. box FAICE’S Stables, 311 6th st.n.w. arm 7th st. 5 10 tb. road, ¥ miles from city. ‘Terme G10 per mouth. ¢ é factor ferences trom seer ogee ‘Cabin Johu P.O.. Md. ANTED— HORSES TO WIN’ & F. gh pa ae ES inguire of G. C. cor, 28 WwW Wire STEAM C. W2iltcenans Works: Seritan Paorted, Mae SaSeih ieee nats itto Sth preciuct station, ashe is kuown. a2 UBT—8\TURDAY FROM 311 G STREET N. Li iiscr vod White Butalo ow. (Plaase return to aze-zt" OST—TWo YELLOW BEAGLE GPS. RETURN Liebe ie awrandreccive rowan. 24-2 MONDAY ‘to 8 working Keturn to HELPHIN- the Portland. “at LD GLA“SES SUNDAY EVENING, ‘T aud 14th and 9th ste, ‘Rewstd for FROM ser AND s t Bouk coptaining money and also wepaper, with the Biss MeaSE esate eect ave. uw. : REWARD—LOsT AT BRANCHVILLE, Decem! Black Hound Gyp: white around $5 Above seseea if brtemned te PRESTON 1418 Rozth Capitol ot,, cr Stall 65, Oot, market. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. ro vat F287 CR Eee hy 19 New York sve, Be PERSONAL, Cee ATION QUESTIONS | and: 45-1m* ay wut ct ba aad i epee OR SALE— THE quires Lo boiler; ave: bo keew of Give, wo hanaling of tad price ist, b, BALLAL Birds. STOKE, 115. ins aT Rex BALE—CAMIMAGEDS, WAGUND ANY Bue ies of all kinds on casy terms, OCUOK & JAKBOR, pS EE Bi {OR SALE —GREAT BARGAINS IN USED Square 108 . from 60 up, on $5 and @10 pay- ments; laige uiscouut tor cual; several cvieurs makes. G. L. WALD & BUS. 709 7th ub. w, me2s-d NEW UPKIGHT, HAVING tid solid panels ea da desk. wod-ra ved” pilumters, overstrung 5%. Popeatitue action, col ted rail aud fullirom frame, i 810 per wouth HUGO 7th st. n.w., Sole Agents for the te staudard Fiatio of the word. old or t scale, three strings, 1 tinudus hinges, nicl bobies Viouns, Ou. SALE—MONF YAO 1x within the District of Colu: went cyte interest, in sums te suit, Gk LINKLAB, d5- Cor. 1uth and H __ BUSINESS CHANCE CLAIMS | BUSINE: to othe 4 KF OK SALE—CIGAR AND TOBACCO STOKE AT A Barcain; owner has other Busiuess to attend to; excellent 2; West; cheap rent; fair trade, Cail at once, $1044 Pa. ave. nw. az 1-de* FOE BENT 00D STAND FOR GHOGEMY “AND Provision Businews cor. Stl; aud da ota. uw. ; Bie Tres, coULHERS, ioe box. Ko: B40 Per My zi ae GbO'C. PAL RES Go, 613 15tn at, SHOP FOR RENT—HALF OF SiiuP isis @ oT. uw jsuilable for plasterer, pluuber, painter of GOP SENS FOR CAPITALISTS — IN 5,500 Acres Extra Coal Lands near Ala. ; On railroad and Warrior river; scams 36 lo inches, rare chave ; syuuscate 1. ¥ a GE EOE a op tw mt eet ee MEAT tas cut tos wpa Sar Eee Sees ‘cys we aety