Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-30

OF bigamv has been brought to light in Jersey
City. One Hauser, living at Gutenberg, New
jersey, made a complaint against his wife for
bigamy. She was Yesterday brought before
Justice Smith, when the following singular
facts were brought to light Hauser married
biN wife secretly, and in opposition 20 her
parents, who wished her 10 marry a Mr.. Law
ton, and took her 10 Union Hill. During his
absence from home, few weeks since, her
Father came and threatened TO shoot her, unless
she would 60 with him. On getting her TO his
home, her father forced her 10 marry Lawton
Who did not know OF her former marriage
AfteIwsrd she was - closely guarded that she
could not tell her husband OF the circumstances
and dared not tell Lswton. On hearing state.
ment of The case, Hauser withdrew the COM
plant against his vile, and agreed If he was
not interfeTed with to make no complaint
against the other parties concerned.
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A MAN SHOT BY HIs SIsrKR-IS-LAw-a
Nci0 Development Of - Womds's Rights."-Last
tuesday morning at Richmond, Ind, Mr..
Bradford, prominent shoe-deaier, and one OF
the leading members of Grace Church in that
place, was shot by his sisterin-law. Ii appears
that Brafiord's wife recently filed petition for
divorce, charging him with associating with q
lewd woman, adultery, &c. Her sister, having
heard that he had been casting insinuAtions
upon her character and good name, stepped into
his store Tuesday morning, about 80 O'Clock,
and demanded an explanation and retraction
Not receiving satisfaction, she drew q revolver
and Fred At him, the bullet lodging in his tenn
pie. Bradford 10 the same person who attempted
to GUST the Rev. Father Herman from his
church by bringing up several charges viIfying
and defaming him.
s0The colored women of Indiana have q
secret order called the ''Doves OF Perfection"
n1In Milwaukee, on Thursday night last,
twin infants froze to death in their crib in the
same room in which their parents slept.
ga Paris correspondent writes that since
the siege "the surviving cats Of Paris are ex-
tremely shy and no longer court on the roofs
aTLittie boys who experiment at natteuing
pennies on the railroad track will do well TO pick
out the other little boys whom they wish 70 act
q pal-bearers.
MA Buffalo admirer says of Janauschek Is
Deborah. 'sHer climax l. Q thunderbolt of Jove;
her amen" the GROWING fAgot OF . pyramid
of fire." &c, ad lib.
~The papers OF the various cities are discus
sing the need OF proper IRE escapes tor all tall
hotels. We hope the discussion Will lead TO leg
islation OF the right kind.
~Boston has a very heavy smu ggling case In
her courts. Six persons are indicted, and their
Joint operations are alleged 70 have amounted
to three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The Kentucky Supreme Court has settled
the fact that dog roaming on neighbours
premises may be killed with impunity or other
suitable means.
~The young men Of Montgomery, Ala,
retire from church, on Sunday, to ''tiieir cosy
little rooms" wide the Montgomery Mail,) and
play faro, using buttons for checks.
~Fanny Fern assures her readers that Char
lotte Bronte made good bread and did hon sc
work without impotence. Charlotte set an
example that ought TO be followed.