Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1890, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. BASE BALL MEN ANXIOU! Two Important Events on the Program Today. Unless there is a hitch in the schedule today will probably be one of the most important base ball days of the winter. The American association is expected to meet at Rochester for the purpose of deciding whether that organiza- tion will consist of eight clubs or of twelve. The Baltimore question may be revived by an application from Barnie for permission to re- LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. PORECAST TILL EIGHT A.M. TUESDAY. For the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, warmer; generally fair Monday. followed by showers Tuesday morn- ing, and colder weather on Tuesday; south- Westerly winds. Tue Farr, 812 7th street n.w., will soon oc- cupy the handsome new building corner 7th and How. Read their ad. on the fourth page. Sez Our $9 90 suits and overcoats. HE BLEW OUT THE GAS. 4 MONDAY. JANUARY 6, 1890. FREDERICK CITY AND COUNTY, A Virginian Found Dead in His Bed at | Agricultural Society Election—$5,000 the American House. Henry Payne, aman past middle age, came here from Gainesville, Va., Friday afternoon and took a room in the American house, corner Pennsylvania avenue and 7th street, going to bed quite early. The next morning the ser- vants noticed that the corridors near the old man’s room were full of gas, andafter pound- ing on his door without results they burst into Eisemax Bros., 7th and E. Tex Trovsaxp 4 Yean would be small com- Pensation, to work along as some people do, with shattered nerves a constant headache orueuralgia. Da. Hexcey’s Ceceny Beer and Tron is the great specific for nervousness and nervous debility and prostration, It gives re- sults worth $10,000 a yeur. Qvenr.—Where are you going up 7th street? To Beacr’s to buy a silk dress at We. yard; Worth $1.25. 1508 7th. Ovn £9.90 suits and overcoats have no equal. Erseman Buos., 7th and ‘Tne Cuarrst Fen in the market is Wash- ington gas ight compan: Jomxsox Bros., Peron You Bry your carpets and furniture tee W. H. Hocke’s stock and get his prices Ovz $9.90 suits comprises all the latest styles in cassimeres, twills, cheviots, tweeds, &c., in frock and suck sha cane Bros., 7th and E. mpire Carpet Cleaning Works, €31 nw. Telephone 787-2, Evy Youn Coat, Coke and Wood from Jonx- fon broturns, the leading firm in the Dis- trict Vv the F Mase, av W.S, Fismen, florist, 1425 Pa. ave. nw. Ov $9.9 overcoats have no equal for style, Git, dish. Eisen Buos., 7th and E. Wasuixotox Dugssep Beer, go to Jno. R. Kaxty, Center market, 9th st. wing, tomorrow. CITY AND DISTRICT. CONDENSED LOCALS. Henry Carter, the colored deaf mute who was struck by a train at the New York avenue crossing of the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. as heretofore ublished in Tue Stan, died at the Freedman’s | Parra Saturday from the injuries he received. Rev. Dr. Rankin, the new president of How-| ard university, preached yesterday afternoon his first sermon since assuming that office in the chapel of the university. His theme was “Electric affinity m religion.” A temperence meeting was held yesterday afternoon at Hamline church under the auspices of theW.C.T.U. Mrs. La Fetra presided and ad- dresses were made by Mrs. E. 8. Cameron of California, Mr. James C. Lee, Mrs. George T. Clark. Rev. Dr. Naylor, pastor of the church. Miss Josie Lee recited a poem. A dead male infant was found yesterday at Ast and B streets southwest. Walter Wright, who lves at 351 Pomeroy street, was pushed from the door steps by a little girl yesterday and had his left wrist broken. afternoon extra freight train No. | Baltimore and Potomac road jumpe¢d at Benning’s, and one ear loaded with | thrown on its side, but no one was 000 to cars and faneral of Col. J. W. Youngblood, who | . took place yesterday afternoon | metery. He was a native of Ten- {a position in the government wis Turner. S. A. Schmid and | © were appointed at a meeting | lay night of « number of homing of this city to prepare by-laws 1 of the Federation of hom- ing pigeon fanciers BEER Lb BOTTLE. A Decision of Interest to Wholesale Liquor Dealers. Saturday, in the Police Court John H. Bis, who keeps a grocery store on 43g street southwest, was charged with keeping an un- licensed bar by Officer Sanford. The proof showed that Peter Cleveland, who drives the patrol wagon of the fourth precinct, went into Sis’ place on two different occasions and called | for a ziass of beer. Instead of being furnished } the quantity called for a bottle of beer was handed to him and also a glass. He drank the full bott! Mr. Shillington. who appeared for the de-| fe2dint, contended that inasmiueh as the bot | je contained a pint and was alldrank hisclient | could not be ieted notwithstanding the | fact that it was drank on the premises. Prose- eutor Dunont argued that allowing the beer to | be drank on the premises made the seller lia- ble for keeping a bar room. Judge Miller held that owing to the peculiar Wording of the statute that it was necessary for | the government to show that the liquor was | dispensed in less quantities than one pin the fact that it was permitted to be dra the place did not alter the case. “In and invited e& rybody in the room to drink, pens ease,” remarked the judge, “the witness’ | Stying: “I guess it’s the last timo I'll set ‘em | Gladstone Said to Diseredit the Charges thirst got the better of his discre-| UD.” His invitation was accepted and he left ‘Aguinst Parnell, fon. If ie ‘had called for a glass of | the saloon to walk over the bridge. | Wh a he beer. as he swys he did, and drank no more than | St out to where the water was deep he jumped i ide v1 is a gluse und leit the rest it might make « difice, | over the rail of the bridge into the river. Mile | ‘There is considerable interest felt in London ence. but in this case the witness drank the Whole bottle. Our license laws need a thorougia | Fevision aud as soon as it is done there will be less tippling in grocery stores.” The case was dismissed aes Onicers Elected. Syracusians Lodge K. of P. has elected and installed the following officers for the present | (sixth year); O.G.. LU. Nye: representative: to Grand lodge, John W. Bradbury, Paul Neu- mphrey, Hi. C. Glasscock. W. H. rs: President, Morris | KS. J.P. Herrman; | . L. Rosenan; LG., M. | cer. M. JW . J. E. Young, M. J. a. tees. — 8! Hoffa. M. Hab: | these sales upon the certificates, but a verbal state that another bL atalbectb-watsaa Jumped Overboard with loon near Bennings bridge Saturday evening, out, and he was take James E. Bright to Sarah E. Hall, part 4, sq. | |e | Batchelder to W. E. The Indu: epublican club has elected the following officers: President. John kK. Leonard; V-P., Capt. Frank IL. Swigert: S S.. Wm. M. Bas: Frank E. Buckland; T.; Major L. P. Wil- nko A Christmas Entertainment. Among the suburban entertainments given | @aring the holiday season was a festival pre-| Pared by the ladies of Christ Baptist church | jinesboro’ Park, Md. Was arranged, Consisting of recitations, musical | Selectious and addresses. Quite a number of | Washingtonians assisted in the exercises, among whom were Mrs. Merideth, Mis: Coleman, Misses Lizzie and Jessie Tabler Miss Mary Kose. A gold medal for the scholar | who had been most faithful in attending the Sunday school during the year was awarded to Emma Kagle. : ise A B'nai B'rith Entertainment. ' Ap entertainment was given last evening at Edel’s hall, under the auspices of the B'nai Brith, which was largely attended. Addresses | were made by Mr. Simon Wolf and Mr. Stern. The musical prt of the program was Fendered by the following: Miss Leila Leiber- | man. Harry Rothschild, Lindbeimer, Miss Jennie } Serab Luily, Mr. P. Attrup and Prof. Prof. Hermann, jr.. gave an exhibition of the black art, and Hans Koberts some imMations, > The Week of Prayer. Religious meetings will be held each day @uring the present week in observance of the week of prayer. The program prepared by the committee of the ev: ical athance of the District is as follows: The meetings will be held in the Fourth Presbyterian church on 9th Street. Thi bg ® sunrise meeting was held. begin: by Rev. Joseph Keily. Women’s prayer meeting was held, which lasted for au hour, and then at 12 o'clock the general Meeting was begun. Kev. S. pastor of the First Congregational, preached and the exercises were interspersed with pray- ers and addresses, ‘Tomorrow S. W. Haddaway will preside, on Wednesday Kev. T.8. Hamlin, on Thursday Rev, Hez Swem, on Friday Rev. C. H. Richard- son and on Saturday Rev. 5. Domer. Sudden Deaths. Mr. Alonzo Parks, a well-known citizen of | by the grand chief templar of Good Templars South Washington, died suddenly of heart dis- ease at his residence, 996 F street southwest, Saturday night. Victoria Brooks, colored, died suddenly at her home in Willow Tree alley Saturday even- ing. the had been s patient in Freedman's hospi! under treatmen! cousumpuon, bad returned home, ing at 7 a.m..which was conducted } At 11 o'clock aj Newman, the | A special program | lot 60, do.; $309. s.| yell and Johnson, trustees, for €15.799.01 lots 3 | day night at the Hiltman house and contributed | j } | at the hall corner of 434 street and Pennsylvania enter the ranks of the American association, and there may be some sly talk about Baltimore and Washington changing placea. But the biggest event of all will be the hear- ing of the Ward injunction case in New York, brought by the New York league club, The general feeling is that the league will win the suit, in which case the brotherhood will be as surely doomed asthough the court had de- cided that it had no right to exist, With the league reserve clause justified in a court of law the great national body will be in a posi- tion to institute suits agaist every man who has jumped his contract from any club. But it is probable that it will not be necessary to do this, for the players are merely waiting for the signal to jump back into the fold. In this city one effect of a decision favoring the league will probably be the consummation of the deal whereby Barnie of Baltimore is to trans- fer a part of his men to this city. Untii the reserve clause is affirmed he will have no right to do this, eer REFERRED TO THE ASSESSOR. Should Notice of Tax Sales of Property be Put on Certificates of Unpaid Taxes? the room and found its occupant lying dead on the bed. The gas was escaping from the jet, which was turned full on, and the room was so full of gas that the window had to be opened before any investigations could be made. The coroner gave a verdict of accidental death and gave , rmission for the removal of the body to an undertaker’s, Payne's friends will ar- rive today and will take the body home, a THE COURTS. Equity Covar—Judge Coz. Saturday—Morris agt. Morris; trustee au- thorized to turn over note to complainant, Mason agt. Spalding; auditor's report con- tirmed, &c. Omcurr Court—Judge Montgomery. Saturday—Thompson & Barber agt. Ross; motion for new trial submitted. Do., do. Jennings agt. Webb; bill of exceptions signed, &c. Hillagt. Armstrong et al.; motion for judgment overruled. Marshall, administrator, agt. Chappell; fiat on sci. fa. Hill agt. Lemar; judgment of condemnation. Price, Welsh & company agt. Cross; judgment of condemna- tion. Newman agt. Baltimore and Ohio rail- road company; motion tor new trial argued: Strong agt. Butler; motion for bill of particu- lars withdrawn, — GEORGETOWN. Trustee's Save or a ResipENnce.—A trustee's In making out certificates for unpaid taxes, for which a charge of 50 cents is made by the District government, an applicant is furnished with a certificate showing what taxes, ase: ments or other charges aro due the Dis- | ale of the residence of Galen E. Green, No. trict up to date, Heretofore the great | $327 N street, took place Saturday. The price trouble hay been that the certiticate | Paid was €3,000, Mr. W. H. Manogue was the purchaser, CuAnorb witH AssavLt AND Ropprry.—John Carter, a young colored man, was arrested on Saturday night, charged with having assaulted and robbed Samuel Payne. Nores.—It was Mr. John F, Callen, not Cul- len, as erroneously ‘printed, who was married to Miss Agnes Walsh in Baltimore on N Horace Hows, an old and re- ‘ident of this place, living at 3410 had sickness in his family all did not contain notice of any previons tax sale, and by this failure to report such sale a pur- chaser would have no knowledge that the prop- erty he was about to acquire was ever sold for taxes, and in two years the person who bought the ground at the tax sale could come in and demand his deed, Several years agoitwas the custom to put Q street, summer, and early in the fall fell into an un- guarded area one night and was seriously in— ate shall state all | jured. He has not been able to work since and order of the Commissioners a little over a The law on the year ago did away with this. subject is that the ¢ taxes due the District, and when a piece of property is sold for taxes it is considered that the District has been satisfied and the noting of the sale on the certificate is not necessary, The Commissioners have had their attention called to the existing state of affairs by a letter from Fish & Miller, which they sent Assessor Williams for report. In this letter Messrs. Fish & Miller ask an order to the assessor and collector of taxes to place on the tax certificates not only the amount of taxes due but the adaitional infor- mation—when sold for taxes, the amount for which sold, to whom sold, date of sale and, if deed has been executed, to whom, The Death Record. During the three days ending at noon Friday evening lost his pocket book, containing all the money he had, near his home. Temperature AND ConpiTIon or WATER AT 7 A.M.—Great Falls—temperature, 50; condi- tion, 36. Receiving reservoir—temperature, 46; condition at north connection, 36; condition at south connection, 36. Distributing reservoir— temperature, 47; condition, 36, Tue Tree THAT Suecterep Jonny Howarp Payne.—The venerable chestnut tree that has long been a land mark at the old Talbertt plantation home on the bank of the Anacostia river, opposite the navy yard, was blown down in the storm afew days ago. On the rustic seat that encircled the trunk of this hoary monarch of the forest John Howard Payne to deaths were reported to the health | ofttimes whiled away his leisure hours with his offic follows: Bridget Daly, 55 years; | young friend, George Talbertt, then the bach- James Bickham, 76 years; Adelia Cooper, = clor proprietor of the plantation, and the spot is still treasured by many as the birthplace of “Home, Sweet Home.” Nores.—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sasser gave a leasant reception a few days ago at. their | home in Waldorf, being assisted in the recep- tion by Miss Bertie Dolly. Forty guests were present, including several from this vicini This side of the Anacostia river is becom ing as famous for its fine porkers as for its | “branch” cabbage, The biggest hog in town was raised by Mr. Coleman on the Hillsdale flats and tipped the beam Satur pounds,——A regiment of boys, bluck and white, are in the habit of robbing Sunday of its charm and quiet by mobilizing their forces on the open lots in Shannon place, where they engage in numerous games and greatiy enlarge the English language. Yesterday's matince broke up ina race war, in which canes, fists and cuss words wer y used, During the sickness of Station Kecher Eckloff Oficer L. 3. Anderson, on day duty in the village, sup- plies his place, and thus the boys had things pretty nearly their own a Randolph Perkins of the Died up with la grippe. . L. E. Hi Patrick owas Sullivan, 23 years; . 50 years; Percy B, McMarr, a Chadwell Downing, 47 y Frederick Mu years; Henry years; jos. Youngblood. | hueider, 2 years; l year; Margaret “Herr- mann, 10 months: Thomas B. Gill, 41 ye: Horace Beaver, 85 y Ann Willtanis, ays; Jos, Ferguson, 13 y 23 years, a Incendiarism, An unoccupied one-story house belonging to James F. Jackson, situated on Champlain avenue, in the county, was destroyed by fire | Saturday. Policemen Elzin and Garvey ar- Mrs. J. and Mrs, Thos, G: r the grip patients.—Arthur McLean, who receutly tried to make kindlings 8. dle. of one of his feet, is out again, —— rested two small boys, Kobert Jackson and Tux 6 E t Robert Ware, colored, on suspicion of knowing |, THe Save or Excurxos ssp Exaravixas ai samnthine st tee ps he They were taken to | Ratcliffe, Darr & Co.’s, 920 Ponnsylvania ave- the eighth precinct station and locked up, | BUC Horthwest, will be continued this evening Both deny that they set tire to the house, but | &t 7:30 o'clock. a A New Frea.—Messrs. John T, West &C. H. Rudolph have just purchased the busid¥as of John ii, Chesley & Co. from Mr. B, H. Warner, the surviving partuer. ‘They are both young men, having many friends in the community, who will be gratified at their entry into bnsi- less. PARNELL AND Wm. Ebest. who lives at 634 North Capitol street, attempted to commit suicide Saturday evening. He had been drinking heavily, the policemen say. He was at George Miller's sa- HE OLD MAN as to what Mr, Gladstone thinks of the O'Shea divorce proceedings, in which Mr. Parnell has been made corespondent, and whether the sub- ject was discussed by the two distinguished leaders during their recent interview at Hawar- “| den. A London dispatch to the Philadelphia | Times says; Asa matter of fact, when Mr. Par- nell was paying his visit to Mr. Gladstone he made no reference to the subject, as he prob- Darneille to J. A. Repetti, part 17, sq. 926; | ably did not think it necessary. Although some | hint of the proposed proceedings may have ler and some others got a boat and fished him to the ninth precinct ined during the night pots or ans where he rema Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follo A. W. Ward to tT. sub South Broo! Ex: A. Burgdorf to Lizzie F. Kelly, lot 233, | Niblack to Charles ck to | reached him there is good reason to believe | i Ut Viele {0 4. | that hhe did not imagine that O'Shea was in earnest, It was therefore not until the Liver- | pool papers reached Mr. Gladstone's Cheshire residence that the family were apprised on the cent event in the Irish leader's history, While Mr. Gladstone’s high standard of moral- ity is well known he is. too much of an old p: liamentary haud to be deceived by a move which evidently partakes far more largely of a political than of an ethical character. part E. $45 and 5, Brookland; £877.50, Jessie E.-Marshall | to A. MeLachlen, in trust, lot 51. Lani Heights; 2100. H. A. Gill to George E. Ham| ton, lot 13, block 5, Brookland; 1,927.90. Ford to A. Pauh, J. D. Coughlan to M. Droit Park; #—. W Snyder. part 12, sq. 138: to W. W. Willoughby, W. Willoughby to G. Fun With the Balloon Peddler. From the San Francisco Examiner, Yesterday afternoon a pedilcr of toy balloons took advantage of the brief’ vacation which Jupiter Pluvius had tak Kearney street with au enlarge: of red. white and blue inflated toys which chii- art 13, sq. 799; $--. W. VW. Hniton, same prop- J. A. Duvall to W. J. Acker, part + $1,600. C.J. Fanning to J. 2 Will- iams & Co., lot 19. sq 800, Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia to Mills | Dean, sub lots 9 to 14, sq. 304; 1 Parker to Waddie D, Lynaham. lots 60 and 63, | dren ery for and mothers hate to see. He took 8q. 546; 3—. W. D. Lyndbam to John Holmes, | a station at the corner of Kearney and Post streets, blowing a squeaker to attract atten- tion. Suddenly one of the inflated things col- lapsed with asuap. Then another went and another. ‘the dewler evidently didn’t know what to make of it. He looked up and down and all around, but there was no appar: cause for the collapse of so much of his st in trade, He swore a little in, the soft Itai: tongue and then resumed his squeaker. DP. went another balloon, and they kept oppins until nearly half his stock was gone. Then the itinerant moved slowly away, As he moved the popping became less and less frequent and linally it ceased altogether. In about three minutes a wild-looking young man approached the dealer and asked: “Well, old man, what's the damage?” The déaler eyed him in blanc ainazement, but was finally given to understand that his questioucr wished to know the value of the balloons which had popped awey their value, He estimated hurriedly that twenty of the toys, worth ten cents apiece, had vamished into thin air. The young man thrust $2 into the vender's hand and went his way. He had been popping bird shot through the expanded rubber ‘ith a sling. It was his way of having fun and he was wiliing to pay for it, Depew Was to be Grady’s Model. From the New York Sun, Messrs, Weller & Kepetti have bought of Mor- and 4. square 819, 105 feet 1 inch on pubiic | square and 7334 feet on ith street northeast. patos In Washington’s Old Home. Two hundred invited guests made merry Fri- to an occasion which was interesting both from | its social and historic associations, ‘The house, or a portion of it, was built by George Wash- ington and was the Washingion home of the The building has been enlarged y the addition, from beneath, of | but the majority of the | been undisturbed. It w two rooms stories, have | Mr. Hillman’s intention to have present an aged colored woman—Ann Coates—who claims to have reached the somewhat ripe age of U2 years. She was to have been presented with a | cane made out of a piece of timber taken out of the house while improvements were being made. She was eatin to come, but sent her | son Richard, a youth seventy-nine years old. | He was not as much of a curiosity as his mother wonld have been, and the cane was vi- jourly received by Richard after Mr. WH. ha ad made an appropriate address, ae Other building material--notably the hand- | _ At the last public dinner in New York which made laths and nails of a century ago—was on | Henry W. Grady attended he sat opposite exhibition. It will be presenied to the na-| Chauncey M. Depew. Toward the ond of. the tional museum, banquet Mr. Grady remarked to a gentleman by The Good Templars; leg haec Last evening the Good Templars’ meeti T've been watching Mr. Depew, and I no- Ms a aornaetTrant, | tice he drinks no wine. Ia that his custom?" “Yes, he drinks almost nothing. ‘The great- est indulgence I ever knew him to allow him- self was to barely ip occasionally from hig ebampagne glass.” “Well, I've about see ny mind that that is the only course to adopt if you want to make an after-dinner speech that is worth hearing or worth remembering. I mean to make it my. tule after. ———ee________ It is now stated that four com vine state of the ne jew York, have an English in avenue, was largely attended and a large num- ber of men signed the pledge. Short speeches were made by Mr. J. R. Mahoney, Mrs. E. A. Chambers and Mr. J. 8. Blackford, Mr. A. Kal- strom. Dr. E. W. Kirby conducted the devo- tional exercises and Dr. J. T. Hensled singing. Mr. Norman L. has been commissioned as duputy for the southern district, Grand lodge of Good Templars nil make tae ran i semi-annual visitation ‘to Minnebabs lodge pet Grand Army hall. making plants in New York used in city of agreements to sell to company. Im New Orleans, La, May & sale have failed; Lasete Siento tia Dilieloe #158,000. ——_.__ 8._D. Beucu & Co., 1508 7th street northwest, are selling all kinds dry goods at cost.—Adot, for a College Fund—Y.M.C.A.—Realty Deals. Correspondence of Tar Evextxo Stan. Frepericr, Mp., January 5. The stockholders of the Frederick county agricultural society held their annual meeting at the court house here yesterday and elected Col. D. ©. Winebrener, president; Charles N. Hargett, vice president; George W. Cramer, recording secretary; Harry C. Keefer, corre- sponding secretary; William S. Miller, treas- urer, and Charles E. T. Best, chief marshal. The report of the treasurer showed the re- ceipts of the last fair to have been $14.609.35, with expenditures amounting to $14.361.89. It was decided that all future fairs should com- mence the second week in October of each year. The president appointed six delegates to attend the meeting of the Maryland state farm- ers’ association in Baltimore next week. Mrs, James M. Hood of this city has sent her check for $5,000 to the trnstees of Franklin and Marshall college, at Lancaster, Pa., as a contribution to the Daniel Scholl observatory fund, which she founded. The Baltimore real estate and improvement company yesterday bought a lot of ground at Berlin from Samuel Claggett and wife for $1,050,——Miss Maria Hartsock yesterday bought of Joseph Hartsock a farm of seventy- five acres near West Falls, this county, for $2,300, ° The directors of the Frederick City Young Men's Christian association have elected dele- ates to the state convention, which meets in lagerstown on the 20th instant. as follows: Dr. Wilham H. Purnell, William C. Birely, B. 8. Postetter, R. BR. Lewis, William M. Hardt, Marion Moberly and Harry Comfort. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W, Hoffman of Wil- mington are in Frederick ona visit, Mrs, Elizabeth 8, Cockey, widow of Sebastian G. Cockey, died last week at her home near this city after a lingering illness, She was seventy-three years old and leaves three sons and three daughters, Mrs. Adelia Neighbours, wife of Fleet R. Neighbours, ex-school examiner for Frederick county, died last week at her home in Buckeys- town, aged thirty-nino, William A, Dall, alias John London, has been committed to jail here by Magistrate Turner in default of $300 bail, ‘to await the action of the grand jury on the charge of for- gery. By the annual distribution of the state school fund this county receives for the support of her white schools 35,518.35, and for her col- ored schools $872.07. Mrs. Elizabeth Darner, aged ninety-two years, died last week at her home in Middie- town valley. She leaves six grown children,and was one of the oldest residents of the county. A double wedding took place at Libery a few daysago. ‘The contracting parties were Miss Cara 0. Loolungbeel and Mr. Joshua Meyers; Miss Effie B. ech and Mr, Jacob Loolung- beel. The former couple were married by Elder William H. Franklin at the resi- dence of the bride, and the latter by Rev. O. Belt at the Reformed parsonage.— Miss Bessie Brooks and Mr. and Mrs, Charles W. Hofferman, all of Washington, are visiting friends here.——Miss Collins of Georgetown, D.C., is the guest here of Mra Dudley Page.—Mr. John Lidie of Washington is vis- iting relatives here. FM chee Tea Fieecing the Passengers. Atelegram from Philadelphia says: Frank Hearid, the pugilist, and Fred Mason, an old- time confidence man, were arrested here Sat- urday night charged with working the confi- dence game’on the Washington express, Bound Brook route, while en route from Trenton to this city. A farmer who went through Wash- ington ig said to ‘have been robbed of $3 another gentleman yielding up $250. Their plan of operations was to start a game of cards and induce outsiders to join in, Two confed- erates who left the train before it reached this city, worked with them and helped to victimize the two gentlemen mentioned above. Hearld and Mason were held in heavy bail for a hear- ing today. ee Freaks of the St. Lawrence River, From the Utica Observer. “The St. Lawrence river,” said a Clayton member of the Cogburn club last evening, “is amosterratic as well as beautiful body of water. You have probably noticed several items in the newspapers of vessels sailing on it running aground because of low water. Just think of it—low water with the almost con- tinuous rains we have had the last spring, sum- mer and fall! Butsuch isthe fact. And in some other generally dry seasons the St. La’ rence has been unusually high. It is said that the grand old river has one of those low spells— | sinking fits, so to speak—every seven years, but Lean’t vouch for the truth of that. ~ The fact remains, however, that it is unlike any other body of water I know of, and when other streams and neighboring lakes are high ths St. Lawrence is apt to make a contrary showing.” toe The Hegira of Baltimore Oyster Packers. Nearly two hundred workers in oyster pack- ing houses have so far left for New Orleans and Biloxi, Miss., to take places offered them by Baltimore packers who have recently estab- lished branches in those cities. The gradual decrease in the supply of oysters in the waters of Maryland, owing to defective legislation, is compelling the packers to seck other fields where the bivalves are cultivated and pro- tected by law. 00 Money Left for a Worthy Purpose. A singular contingent bequest was made by Mrs. Amanda A. Jones of Germantown, Pa., whose will was admitted to probate recently in the register of wills’ office. The lady left prop- erty valued et $40,000, She requests that in the event of the death of her heirs the money be distributed among five institutions for the benefitot poor young girls to keep them from going astray and'to encourage them to good and virtuous habits, to be plain ayd mod- erate in their dress and of good moral charac- ter, the five institutions to be selected subject to the approval of the judges of the orphans’ court for the time being, so that they may see that it is for the benctit of young girls to main- tain their virtue rather than to assist in their reformation after they have fallen, soe Money Paid to Influence Legislators. At Topeka Judge Guthrie, in the district court, Saturday zranted the application of the receiver of the Topeka insurance company for an order directing Secretary Fuller to account for #450 which the books show is in his posses- sion, and which he refuses todo. Tho judge authorizes the re rr to employ counsel to recover from the of of the company, for the benefit of the policy holders, the amounts which they claim to have paid J. R. Burton, F. E. Gillette, W. L. Hackney and others. These amounts are claimed to have been used by the company in influencing legislation during the last term of the Kansas legislature, — se Mr. Cleveland Denies. The New York Sun yesterday printed a dis- patch from Albany in which it was stated that ex-President Cleveland had made his re-cn- trance into railroad politics in the Husted rapid transit bill, that he probably drew up the bill with the assistance of others. and also inti- mated that he would be one of the five commis- sioners named iu the bill. Mr. Cleveland posi- tively denies these statements. Sugar and Salt. Capt. Stonehouse of the steamship West- meath which arrived at NewYork yesterday from Sourabaya by way of Colombo, Ceylon, reports that when the ship was four days out from Co- lombo fire was discovered in the hold. The salt water oar hate upon the cazgo to quench the flames destroyed 1,000 tons of sugar. sess enact Look Out for Your Morning Cup o’Coffee. From the New York Sun. A new substitute for coffee may turn up ina berry known as “‘gaertnera.” The British con- sul at Reunion says that at one time he has re- ceived many letters from merchants in England asking for information respecting a shrub then called “‘mussaenda,” the discovery of which, it had been said in some commercial journals, would deal a severe blow to the coffee and chicory trade, About two years ago a rumor was spread that the berry of this shrub could be ey som employed as a substitute for coffee and c! ry. It-grows to about ten feet alg, has ee id leaves and its branches are i e berries do not grow all along the branches, as is the caze with coffee, but in bunches at their extremities, At Ueeeep it is i with in the mountains, wi it grows wi It might be produced on an extensive scale, but, in and ite inferiorit fragrance ‘olor, it could hardly compete with coffee. Nellie Bly Will Get Here First. Journal. ‘From the Pottsville Miners’ The cold | the exp | infamy, w WHAT LA GRIPPE IS DOING. The Disease No Respector of Persons, But Assails All Alike. The latest victim of “la grippe” isDr. Jno. R. Paxton, pastor of the West Presbyterian church, on west 42d street, New York. He is suffering from the disease in its most virulent form, ai- though he was only stricken yesterday after- noon, Two hundred and seven deaths were reported at the New York health department during the twenty-four hours ended with noon yesterday. Most of the deaths reported at the coroner's office yesterday were due to pneumonia, “La grippe” has broken out at Niagera Falls, Over.a hundred cases are reported, principally among railway employes, The men on both the Michigan Central and Grand Trunk roads have to work double time. Reports from thirty or forty physicians of Poughkeepsie show that they are attending to nearly 1,000 cases of “la grippe.” Fatal re- sults are not noticeable, Hatfield house, the abode of the marquis of Salisbury, isa hospital. While his lordship is slowly recovering his secretaries have ail been taken down with the complaint and several members of the housebold are ill. Over half the students at the Johns Hopkins university ane nearly sneezing their heads off. The U.S.S. Enterprise has arrived at Ply- mouth, England. The majority of the officers and crew have influenza, ‘Six of the crew have been sent to the naval hosvital. Jos. Scattergood, a prominent minister of the Society of Friends, died at West Chester, Pa., yesterday, He was taken ill on Monday last week with influenza which rapidly devel- oped into pneumonia. Owing to the prostration from influenza of several members of the choir of the Church of the Sacred Heart at Trenton, N.J.,1t was im- possible to celebrate high mass yesterday. The ceremony has not been omitted in years before. Rev. Thaddeus Hogan, the pastor of the chureb, said that the epidemic had become so wide- spread in the city that it scemed wise to offer public prayers for its abatement, So many of the employes oi Wilson's woolen mili at ‘Trenton, N.J., were laid up with “la ire’ last week that twenty-iour looms were idle. Andreas Perthes, who died at Gotha of the influcnza Saturday, was a descendant of Justus Perthes, the founder of the celebrared publish- ing house at Gotha,famous for the issue of the annual Almanach de Gotha and scientific aud geographical works, among which may be mentioned the Geographische Mittheilungen, formerly edited by Dr. Petermana, Prof. Wilhelm Conrad Hermann Mueller, the Germun philologist, who died Saturday at Goettingen from ia grippe, was bora in 1812, | 5 and had occupied a chair at Goettingen sinc 1841, His principal works are “De Corc) racorum Rey which wes crowned i ‘Rescarches on the Nibelung The Songs of the Nibelungs,” aditions of Lower Saxony” and *Middle- High-German Dictionary Rev. Mr. Perry, the eminent astronomer who died Saturday at Dublin, was born in 1833, He Was appointed in 1860 director of the meteoro- logical and astronomical observatory of Stony- burst college. He was chosen as the head of the government expedition sent to Cadiz in 1870 to observe the total eclipse of the sun. In 1874 he was sent to Kergueiin Island to ob- serve the transit of Venus. He was a fellow of the royal society, to whose “Proceedings” he contributed large Theodore Jue! a New York book can- vasser. another victim of “la grippe,” cuded his sufferings by shooting himscif on Saturday afternoon. Joln Smith, a Lancaster, Pa., confectioner, has been removed to the state insane asylum at | Harrisburg. He went insane with the grippe and hiv iliusion was that he had a cure for it. ‘The number of persons in Chicago suffering from influenza in various degrees is estimated at 40,000, The police force bas fully 100 oflicers on the sick hist. The agents of the lof education report thousands of school children down with the disease. At Brocky Ontario, Smart manufacturing comp: facturing compa and the Cossitt company been compelled to shut down, owiug to a large number of their employes being ill with “la grippe.” the works of the ee —_ The Baltimore and Ohio’s New Branch. The stockholders of the Columbus and € cinnati Midiand railway have ieased the road to the Centrai Ohio railroal company, This gives the Ualtimore and Ohio control of the line. ‘Che capital stock of the Midland was in- creased $1,000,000 and the same was made pre- ferred stock. Tho present mortgage of the ‘oad was also extended twenty-five years from ation thereof. [tis uuderstood that the nume of the road will be changed to the Columbus and Cincinnati division of the Balti- more and Olio, see The Volunteer is All Right. Gen. Paine, the owner of the Volunteer, say that he will have his boat repaired and atlo again this season, and ready to enter any con- test providing one sufliciently tempting shall arise. He regards this last, however, as rather doubtful, see Worse Than “Punch, Brothers, Punch.” From the Boston Transcript, They had been silent for the space of half a minute, cach dreaming of love unutterable. Suddenly he seized the dainty hand that lay bewitchingly near, and, pressing it to his bosom with ecstatic ardor, and falling upon his knees, he exclaimed in passionate tones: “Teil me. Angy. tell me dearest. who is it thas isin your thoughts all day long, and whose name ig it that mingles in your nightly dreams?” And Angy, dropping her head in maiden modesty half hid behind their long, 4 tremor of emotion shook murmured softly: her lissome frara “McGinty.” see — The Gas Meter Accused. From the New York World ‘The man of the house was mad, and stepping up in front of the gas meter he shook his fist in its face and said: “I do not hesitate to say that you are the in- fernalest tiar this country has ever produced, burring none. You are steeped in villainy up to the very cars, You measure gas! You can no more meusure gas than you can measure the length, breadth and depth of your own h is without limit and immeasura- 1 I were so lost to all sense of shame as I would go off somewhere and hide my- from the light of At the meeting of the stockholders of the Columbus and Cincinnati Midian@ railroad it was voted to le the property to the Central Ohio railroad company for 999 years, to be as- signed by that company to the Baltimore and Ohio railroud company. anicl Lyons, the well-Known variety song and dance artist. is dead, Nellie Biy din Yokohama Friday, She expects to reach San Francisco January 20. Aman named Franklin shot his wife and daughter and himself in Dutchtown, Brooklyn, Saturday, CITY ITEMS. Sensational Advertisements tire the pub- lic, Don’t waste time on them. Tue Far, 512 7th street n.w., must sell off their stock before moving. ir ad. on the fourth page. 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CLALK, MIRANDA. music store, EW NATIONAL THEATE IN Every Pveuing, Weducsday atid Saturday Matineos, THE EMINENT ENGLISH ARTISTS, WILLIAM TTTt FRE RRR RRR 7 SSs SS Ry rf F RR RR It 3 T ERE S MM MM MMMM MMMM MM M MM ML Supported by « competent company of Players In the Keigmang Pasi ROGER t Week.—CORA TAN NATIONAL THEAT SPECIAL MATINEE PERFORMANCE, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 9. tave Fryhman has the honor to announce o MISS LETITIA ALDRICH In the Dramatization of Miss Seawell’s Charming Story entitled MAID MARIAN, Supported by Mr. Froh.uuan's own company of players direct from w York city. SPECIAL SCENERY. APPROPRIATE COSTUMES. 's on sale at the box office. Usual Pric —By special request the performance will be- prompuly at 4 o'clock. Doors ypen half hour le oes Jat -St VHUKCH OF OUK FATHER, Cc Cor. of 13th and Lsts. n.w. THE GREAT HUMORIST, MARSHALL P. WILDER Assisted by MORSELL, RAKEMAN, XANDER and MIERSCH, Friday, January 10, 1890, at 8 o'clock. Admission. 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Under the guidance of its new conductor, MK ARTHUR NIKISCH, Will give a series of FOUR GRAND CONCERTS On the evenings of JAN. 17; PEB. 13, MAKCH 21, APRIL, The c @ these concerts NOTABLE MUSICAL OCCASIONS. SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS, for the four concerts, wi > th reserve ad ‘The SALE. iPTION TICKETS will be~ ¥E BNING, JANUARY Bat a. ave, «iu on, S NEW WASHINGTON THEATER, veut st. south of Peutaylvauia avenw@, LESTER AND WILLIAMS’ LONDON SPECIAL (Y COMPANY, rity babibitions i which LESTER AND WIL NOWN 8p LIAMs Will meet all comers. Matinees Tus, and Sat, = ee Hea BIOL THEATER EEK OF JANUARY 6, lay, 1 The Great Me A LEGAL WRONG, Introducing the Brilliaut Actor, GRO. O. MORRIS, With a talented supporting cast + AThrilling Plot and Magy eut Scenery. Next Week—A TIN SOLDIL EL T° AID THE CAUSE oF HOME RULE IN nie FIFTH GEAND BALL or T.M. 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