Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-11
THE EVENING STAR.

AAAlI II J4N12N0 ~ AN.
A CURIOUS CASA somewhat novel case
was the subject of investigation yesterday az
TIE Fourth District Police Court Anton Hills,
said 10 be a man Of considerable wealth, was
STraisned on the complaint Of Philopsna
Walker, of No. 5il West Fifty fourth street,
who charged him with entering, on the Goth OF
January last, her apartments in her absence
and stolen from drawer Of q bureau a certain
document Of the nature Of promissory note
Tor $50 and form OF agreement. IL appeared
from the statement of Philopena that she had
been living with Anton for some time rs his
wife, having received from him promise Of
marriage, but he becoming enamored with
another lady considerably younger and more
attractive In appearance, forsook her and mar.
ried the new love. Phiiepena Immediately
commenced an action against Anton for breach
OF promise, which was su bseQ uently settled by
hts paying $50 in cash and executing the docu-
ment referred to, the note being drawn pay.
able in six months from date, and the agree.
nent stipulated 70 pay Philopena the sum OF
soI,sss,ai. iO one 1,n hnI IN nsr r 'oese
and upon one occasion so in formed Anton in
an inquiry Of his respecting their whereabouts.
to steel them. Upon The day ihey were stolen
Philopena had occasion to 60 out and during
her absence August Hartrot says he saw Anton
papers in her hand Justice Kelly committed
Anton, temporarily admitting himfo bail. A
further examination will be had In the case in
few days.-N. T. Herald.
A SNAKE IN A STOvE-We learn that a gen.
tleman residing IN our town some few weeks
ago purchased a lot of old, condemned sleepers
from the railroad company. for the purpose of
using them as hrewood They were accord
ingly conveyed TO his residences, and sawed in
suitable lengths for the stove, and wera used
as fuel, and as such gave great satisfaction,
until one evening the good wife placed one of
and femarkable occurrence happened snori T1
after placing The wood IN the stove her atten-
ton was attracted by singular noise in the
room, not unlike the crying Of ch,ld or the
moaning OF person in distress, and upon
searching for the cause OF il ascertained that
the noise proceeded from the stove. and be
coming somewhat alarmed, called in her hus-
band and ACQUAINTED him of the matter The
gentleman al once advanced TO the stove, and
upon opening the door a strange and fearful
sight met his astons ned gaze-right in the very
midst OF the blazing flames was a large black
snake writhng in agony. and utterinx the
Piteous noise which had attracted the atten-
ton of the lady. The snake slowly crawled
out of the stove and dropped the floor a
veritable " fiery serpent and in few sec.
onds expired The snake had doubtless en-
tered a cavity in the sleeper in the fail and
TrlapsIng into torpid state, was only aroused
when eneompassed by the fiames.-Hanopsr
ora Spectator
A DKsoLATE SoUNTRY-The line OF the
South Carolina Railroad. at its best estate
never was particularly attractive, but one of
the editors Of the Charleston Courier who re-
Gently passed over ID, says:
''Aias for the prospect along the route! al
ways somewhat monotonous in its dead level
on either hand, except when the blooms of
spring softened the landscape into beauty ana
sweetened II with the beauty that usnered in
the summer prime. 10 is now one dreary waste
as If under blight from the passage of a thou.
sand demoniac wings. Fields lie at waste in
naked iallow, wherever the eye may range.
Broomstraw and sedge, and weeds, shoot I'M
In desolatng luxuriousness Of undergrowth
Fences are all destroyed. You see no Cattle
no groups OF browsing eews-no troops Of
gruntlng swine. Famine has come in the name
of freedom, and devoured the herds as with a
tongue of nre. IOu do not the promise of
performing industry in yonder line of virtu-
IN their breeches pockets. now utterly beyiI-
dered with the delightful problem, a little
more dimeuit than any 10 Euclid, which shall
enable freedom TO feed without the exercise of
mind or muscle"
SUICIDE FROM UNRKoUITTKp Loyr-Tbs
town OF Anna, on the Central railroad, in
Union county, Ill, was startled Yesterday
morning by the news that Mis- Martha Stokrs
had committed suicide. 1t appears thai the
unfortunate young lady had attended a party
accompanied by young man of that town
and returning late at night the young man told
her be was going 70 marry, naming the girl.
Miss Stokes did not believe HIM. and so ex-
pressed herself, WHEN the young man showed
her the license. 1t appears this was cru shing
news 10 her, and she determined TO rid herself
OF LIE. She, however, controlled herself as
10 any outward demonstrations, butts lyly pro-
csred arsenic. anO swalio wed nearly TWO tea
speonsfull. Her friends soon noticed that she
was ILL., but she continued to deny il when
asked. and finally they sent tor DIR. Condor
but when he arrived nothing could be DONE
and the unfortunate girl expired at O'Clock
next morning-Cdiro( Hl) Democrat
Two LOVERS MIssING.-The Sacramento
tCal) Union relates the following ..The
police are IIyestiRatirg peculiar case I wo
weii-knovn citizens were payinE attentions TO
the same lady, and she finally accepted and
agreed 10 marry one of them on Christmas
day. After the engagement, the unfortunate
saItor still continued his visits as a friend of
the family until within a day or two of the
time liked for the wedding, when the accp pted
sGitor mentioned TO the lady that he did not
ike somrtbIng n the conduct of his rival and
therefore did not desire him to be in vited TO
the wedding. On Christmas the bridegroom
did not appear TO he married, and il now turns
out that the rivals rode out together on tie
CAV previous. since which neither has been
seen Ii IL feared that there has been foul piay
IN the matter.
MORE OF FLINT sOPERATIohs-Another OF
Flint financial operations has just come to
light. II sppeare that Messrs. Crook & Co.,
upholstsrsrs, of.Baltmore, were engaged TO
90 certain WORK TO ships on this station, and
merely ran up bill OF about 50 900 against
the government. Flint drew on the depart.
msnt for the amount but neglected TO paw il
over 10 Crook Il Co, and the fact but recs atly
came TO light by the application of Crook &
Co, for settlement In this case 10 appears
that the government is the loser, and Crook 4
10, Will recover. Flint will be remembered
by the most OF our readers Quandom pro-
pTietoT Of the Old Dominion ne wsp paper Of THIS
- IL n.