Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-31
Sad Story of Seduction and III Usage.

Sou Stofy oI sage.
About two years since young and innocent
country girl named sarah Martin Ief, her ma
rents, who reside n few miles from Fort
Wayne, Ind, and sought work in that place
he gnl, una QuaInted with The wiles and
snares 10 be encountered in a world where
sparkling eyes and pretty faces are prizes that
excite the cupIdity Of bad men, IooK EMPLOY
ment In an eating saloon, and soon becam- ac-
qualhtrd with a man named James Nc Donald.
who served in Bill Lakes travelling circus as
second clown. A f. weeks of intimate ac-
GuaIn'ance sufficed TO prepare the way tor the
rum OF the uhsuspectIng girl. FlatterIes and
promises as sweet and as bright as the pictures
drawn by ''MelnOtte" IN the Lady of Lyons
stole into her enraptured soul. and he believed
as The heroine OF the play believed. The no.
ney OF MS words fingered even in her dreams
az fingered with the Poles Of old the sweetness
OF the Lotus He pro fered his protection and
thr care and attention OF a lover. His proff-
was accepted, and tie unhappy girl agreed In
moment of delIrium TO live with him in an
unmarried state Friends urged upon her the
Importance of legiiimiZing her connection with
Mcdonald, and she begged him to marry her
Alter almcsttwo years of torturing slight and
fears, OF narrowing illusions 10 her conduct,
and OF snerrs from neIehbors. be mar ried her
They left Fort " ayne and came TO jefferson
willie, Ind. He rented small house. dissIpated
heavily. and his wife was finally compelled 20
work IN The capacity of servant for Mrs.
ogden OF that place On Monday moraing,
before Christmas, Mcdonald came home drunk
and whipped his wife Numerically. almost
breaking her arm. Mcdonald stIli continued
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was FREQ ueDtly confined in the Station ouses
of the city. Just before New Years day he
whipped bis wife again. and the poor, helpless.
and heart broken girl came TO this city to find
employment She was engaged rs a cook on
Third street, but financial embarrassmputs
compelling the sale OF the esiablis hm ent q few
days since, the unfortunate girl, homeless and
shelierless. with but seanty clo.hipg TO defy
the wIntry blast. came 70 day heart-slckensd
fearful, 10 the EIrst-street Station house. and
asked shelter rom the eoId--Lou,srtHe Courier.
DEATH IN a DENTISTS OFFICE-Edmund
koTosIne. a young man, res ding in Pnilzd.I-
pbis, went 10 the office of ID. X. Lee. dentist
OF that cIty. last Thursday, for the purpose of
having tooth extracted He requested the
nentist TO administer the nitrous oxide or
laughing gas, but at the same time desired the
dose 10 be small one, as he (1Ir Korosiuel
was in delicate health. The gas was given
and the operation performed, but Immediately
afterwards the patient was taken with spasms,
and died In the Office ia about one hour and n
hall. Ii appears that II is The practice before
administering the nitrous oxide, to place a
small cork In the mouth Of the patient so AZ 10
keep The Jaws open wide enough TO allow the
operator TO pull the tooth. THIS course was
pursued in the case Of Mr. Korosine and after
cops and got into the patients throat. This n
was supposed. caused the spasms, and Drs
Clapp and Maury were sent for. Mustard wa.
given the paii-nt- and the tooth was thrown
out with the mu stard, but still entire relief wss
not gwen, and, while DIR. Maury was operating
upon the Pa'ien; with battery, he died.
DANGERS or Coal IAs-Mr James w
Ford made narrow escape with his life in
RIehmond one night last week He was stop
ping AT one OF The frst-class hotels. and on
awak'ng in the morning experienced very
peculiar sensations In the head and stomach
On arising he found himself IN a very weak
CONDITION, and with q f.icuIty managed TO dress
himself and get 10 the door of has room The
fresh air somewhat revived him. and on going
below he reported his case. After examination
II was thought thar coal gas had escaped into
his room from the chimney, where brick had
fallen out-he being ia the third story above
the bake-hOuse. The shamhermaid, on going
into the room soon after MIR. r. left. had TO
retreat, not being able 10 stand the gaseous
cOndItiOn Of the room. Had the fire been
kIndled a an earlier hour In the morning, ii is
more than probable that Mr.. r. would have
lost his life.-RicLmond Times.
1A negro vas run over few DAVIS ago nv
the Train from Wilmington TO Ne " bern. N. u,
and both his legs were cut off. IL seems that
he vas lying under the train near the wheels
when hIs hat blew OF and got down 10 get IL
and was run over. He says he ran away from
WILD mat and got under the train for the
purpose of obtaining free passage. 1t Is
Thought that be will die
LosT IN THE SNow-A person by the nam.
OF Hart, belonging TO Taun'on, Mass, ana who
left there In sleigh on Wednesday afternoon
last week, is still missing. On Friday those
searching for him found a horse and sleigh on
the Dleh,on road, the horse frozen TO death In
a house pear by they diseoyereda man and boy
VINO were the occupants OF the sleigh and who
barely escaped death from cold.
- Ribbons are now frequently appended to
the shoulders ofeyening dresses, and tied In
bow b~Iow che line of the waist the ends float
ing low down npon the skirts. These are par.
ticulariy appropriate with the dresses OF white
greDadIne and organdie, which are striped
with satin ribbon, novel arrangement which
proves very effective. rs -4-...4. ... -
~A Kansas correspondent of a Chicago pa
per says that pools" were sold in the Sena-
torial contest just as they are at q horse race.
There are ten C hoices on the card. aT... VA
~Tbe ladies Of brooklyn have organized
an assocIation with the view Of IN n uencing ali
ladies OF the city dsconrin ne the use OF sptr-
itnous no uors "a fheir families. Tue Initiatory
meeting was an en- thusias tic one.
~It II estimated that the health Of Amer.
can women has improved twenty-ffve per
cent. since they commenced Wearing thick
clothes ana warm underslothing. - 800
- Some eccentric genius broke into the
TT~Exurr RS Office at Wabash, Ind, one night
last week, unlocked the safe and Deposited
twenty five dollars in the cash Ora yer, Ieav.
ing everything else undisrurhed. 70" -
~Ats fair IN New Bsdford. Mass last
week. a silver -piIe her and salver were 20 b
awarded 70 the moot popular physiciAa. Mrs.