Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-15
THE EVENING STAR.


mornIng Of last Wednesday, says me Doyls-
Town pa Democrat, as hi gh Sheriff W,Ikin-
con Was about entering the prison to unlock
IRE inmates from their cells, he was bofh
startlsd and surprised AZ the appearance of
the ;Wo Quakerto wn horse thieves who came
lslsurely up the yard on the porch and very
sooIiy wished nm good morning They stated
that they bad made every effort TO get away,
snd had failed and gave mp the attempt An
examination soon proved thar the plan had
oeeh Wen falkland the amount of work done
an one night equaled some OF the famed ex-
ploIts OF Baron Trsnok, especially when exc
her eommsnd Tss ana me con,nsd
iogether IN the center cell OF the second
story OF the left wing They procured, as is
supposed, from the wife of q prisoner named
Barnes, who often visited ner husband, a
brace Dir, and with this little instru-
ment mmenced their earnest struggle tor
liberty. First they bored out q square Of the
heavy oak flooring which had been hardening
Tor half q centIry-removing tins they picked
outthe mortar and luosened the heavy stones
hen removed the latbs and plastering, and
thus descended INTO the dining room Here
they resumed the1 labor by saving through
tie floor, and thus entered the cellar under
meath. Then selecting what they deemed the
most vulnerable spot, they commenced to tear
down the wall, near three feet in thickness,
and succeeded in making an aperture clear
through, but not wide enough 70 permit Of their
sgress. owing to the iron sill above and the
massive stones beneath. They then tried to
sale the yard wall with ropes made out OF
blankets, but did not succeed. and daylight
coming on and they cold and disappointed,
were forced TO abandon the attempt. The pris,
oners. whose names are George Hays and vii.
liam Ogden, are desperate fellows and have
since been separated and securely ironed.
A DISCARDED HUSBANDS REVENGE UPON
His WIFE AND HER PARANOUR.-Geo. Weik.
Ter and his wife Caroline. who resided until
recently, at No. 2o5 East Houston street, have,
OF late, lived unhappily together. From some
cause best known TO themselves only, they
found il impossible TO agree, and the only
ihlng left 10 be done, according to Caroline's
best opinion, was To separate. This the hus-
band would not listen 10; much he Suffered
al home, and unhappy were his relations
with hrs wife. he still chung tenaciously to his
partner. and refused to be separated from her.
determined, however, that he should leave
her, Caroline foreibly ejectea her husband
from the house a short time since. For this
ne ae'e nm 10 be reyenged Accordingly,
al late hour last night he went to her
honse. where he found her deeply Interested
Al another man. who eDj joys the name of Fran.
els Ranger NOT hiking the situation, and by
no means willing to- accept it, the enrared
husband drew large pocket knife with the
blade OF which M stabbed Bangor in the breast
Alai med al theinTy OF her band, the woman
started for the door with the intention of call
ing assistance, when she received a Sc we're in
eised wound in the left side with the same in
snument. wei.ler tnen again stabbed the dis
turber Of his peace second time, cutting him
severely in the back OF the mead. Attracted hy
the cries OF the wounded pair, OfYicer O'Brien
Issnea INTO me house where he ~ once arrest
ed the would-be murderer. and conveyed him
10 the Tenth Precinct station house. where he
was locked mp for the night The in iured man
vas taken to Bellevue Hospital. where he now
dangerously injured. the knife not having
reached the vital parts. 1t is thought she viii
soon recover.-N I. Tiaes, 1lt1 inst
AN EpIDHnIc RACING With the opening of
me fashionable season, an epidemic of mar.
rage has set in. The extraordinary activity
observable in the grea jeweIry stores on
broadway, the fancy goods establishments i'm
Maiden Lane, AZ the milliners' and mantua-
makers' shops, and in the dry goods trade, is
accounted for by the happy Conductors OF
these places ON the ground that matrimonial
contracts and costly wedding gifts are the pre-.
vaiiing fashions OF the fall. The clergy have
their hands fall; the church sections are In a
pitiable state OF agitation and anxiety: the
fashionable organists are bringing out the most
famous wedding marches; society is furnished
with abundant gossip, and money circulates
freely. L. Post.
RKECH-LoADERs IN ENeLANp-The Enc.
hsh war Secretary announces that he is pre-
pared 10 receive proposals for bree CHI -loading
I Rr'.s. 10 IePlaee the present rifles in the
prizes Of $500 s3,00, S25GO. and SO COO in gold
are 20 be given There Is to be a competition
and the successful rifle is to bear the inventors
name Zach competitor is to be allo wed Sl,5OO
In gold Tor expenses. This affords another on
portunity for American inventors 10 show
foreign nations their skill.
~The typographical Union Of CHICAGO
nave mad nnder consideration for some time
the question of adyancingthe wages ofits mem.
oers. and finally resolved that at present no
increase IN the scale of prices shall be asked
II was subsequently resolved tina: nine hours
should constitute days work on SATURDAY.;
also 'hal instead Of double the price being paid
for SUNDAY work, as AT present, composftors
oe pald tne usual price, but be allowed a
bonus OF 81 each. s.. =
PROvoHING.-Workmene engaged last week
in digging a sewer in Buffalo street Rochester.
discovered peat bed four feet in thickness
Inc property which lies above it, however,is
100 Valuable 10 be disturbed, and so the peat
can be turned TO no useful account. The Ad.
vertlser says; sit will not surprise the early
settlers OF Rochester who are living, to hear OF
ms peat bed for there was once swamp in
the region where the discovery was made
~At Cincinnati, on "Wednesday. a ut1e
in a brewery, came to the morth o. a iarsa
hue, such as forms q feature OF most large cell
Iars as ventilatlng agent, and stopping over
10 look down, fell through into an uterine
date air chamber, where she was subseouent
ly found dead. z-r.I...l.- !. .r1-''- : >
@When a cross old maid ge.s mad her
tongue ratiles like a sewing machine In TT
~ While the collector OF the German Ma
Sonic society, OF CHICAGO, was ssing has ON.
was sihy slipped into the pocket Of q man
named Cuhu- The pocket book held $780, and
the thief was .'held' in 500. y =
~The First United Presby terrain SYNOD of
me West has had before IL two ministers for
.'oil smelling,f or acting rs mediums in de.
terminating the location Of oil wells, The
Synod censures the practice e
ga couple OF open sail boats. about TWEEN.
" feet long, have recently made the voyage
from Newport to Annapolis. Nd and back
each managed by lad under eighteen wears
OF age The distance was about LOGO miles
and was accomplished without difficulty or
accident saEl-a - o. u -..- 30 - - -.
IA wretehed old villain named Beck, six
y-nye years old, is III The hands Of the law in
chicago FOR Repeated outrage upon two little
girls only twelve aad thirteen years of age
One OF the girls died with her lips sealed by'
fear. n T1 t-'# p r. -
81 Poor Max OF. Mexico. is said to have
spent all his private fortune in the fr utIess at
tempt 10 keep himself upon aihrons Hesays
that he viii not abaica;e his Empire: but in
makes very little difference whether he doc
or not, as long rs he leaves the country. =
@An old lady named Mrs. Lewis. residing
near Danyille, Montonr County, committed
suicide, Few days since, by hanging herself
70 a hand loo n She was sixty years of ave
LIBERAL-In Nashville, Tenn coiored
children are heartily invited to attend ths
Catholic Sabbath Schools with other children,
and no distinction Is made On account of color