Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-01
EVENING STAR.

Col WHITLEY STIRRING Up THE FAsHIoNA-
rrs Tl's .yS;-Three counterfeiters were ar
rested Yesterday by Col. WhItley's detective
,e'ccrs- They are members of Bill Gurney's
gang II C0unterteiters, and have been operating
-ucce><iully long time. After the arrest OF
s,1ruCy. their chief. last Friday, the detectives
we're On TIE alert for his c9nfederateS. Their
rsufs- are William johnson, alias John Theo-
,icre. aiIa- ssFisht,aII:-' William Martin, alias
EiI Russell: and Michael MOnshsn. johnson
Isd = furnished loom at III Blocker street,
and saws he works at 131 Narick street, making
hobby horses. Martin SAYS he Is a fireman on
The steamer New York. running to Albany.
Johnson and Martin were arrested at Blocker
street sud che ROwery. Monahan was taken in
trd a. - Houston street. MOnshan, who is said
10 he tie king bee OF dealers in counterfeit
ucrGv. - fancy. well dressed young man.
W, as diamonds. and is as loud as an ordinary
-Ta-,T NAVY POLITICIAN
v ben the three were taken into Ludlow street
IA. Nt Tiay, Quincy was Just returning from
me prison chapel. where he had been attending
U-rae services. ''Hello, boys said Bill, .'you
,rdu't think you'd be here 30 quick" They
greeted Quincy cordially, and seemed 10 regard
:ig SfTeS; as thrilling accident-N. Y. Sun,
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AT LATS NETTING OF the British Medical
A--0s atom Of Newcastle, DIR. John Murray
Vr,.JEttd = paper on ''Snuf-taking, and its
..t:'j'y III preventing Bronchitis ami Consume
u0U. IN which he remarks that an habltual
sIaok.r seldom or ever died OF consumption and
shat 20" progress OF con>amption u fredueDtIv
srT,st,d hy practising the habit OF snuff taking
u1-tskIng. IL seems. IL not only of great use
~ curing cai2rIh, but il is an admirable eXpe-
dlent ter preventing il altogether. If"when on
: journey YOU experience succession of chIfS,
~ due time YOU may expect attack of bron-
ChItl-. AL IniiitTatOn OF pneumonia or tubeTcular
pia>ma. or Illness in some other form, each
tending 20 reduce the powers of life, AMI con-
Srtiu6 Hfly, liable to set up consumption in those
;fCtiisrU>eG nder these circumstances DIR.
MarIay strongly recommends snutf to be taken
N ~ eTal Pinehes. Tobacco. in fact, il now
strongly suspected by the medical profession 10
have been unjuStiy abused The majority of
doctors DR. Murray stated, s.when recovering
selves to hasten their recovery.
-S~
a sTEwAED on an Ohio river steamer was adj
dressed by AN uneasy and excited individual
rhO wanted him 20 put somebody of the boat.
The candidate for a forcibIe Decentralization
Sas pointed out. but the steward could see
nothing out OI the Way. ''NOu don't EN- Don't
ven see a man sitting there hugging a woman
We'll, yes, replied the steward, ''but what OF
ibat. hasn't fellow right to embrace his
S:te.- That's just what ! want you to run
aim out fOr,' replied the stranger. dancing
around, that's nv wife. and have stood il 80
.0rg that I've got mad
: LARGE QUANTITY OF fossil remains of an
extinct species of fish have been discovered at
,lsmlitOn. Nevada. Among the fossils Is the
getrirCd form OF what was evidently once an
INN, nee sea monster. II lies on the high pla-
traU IN a POSITION giving rise to the theory that
e lGCaie xaS once a great shOal. and that this
~hNttllUNi1u ltNidI0An HOunucrtu ana perl>nGd
on the surface a. the water TGceded. The pet
TlfsCticn i perfect, and is estimated 10 weigh
about ten tens
FEW DAYS AGO New Bedford lady, who
lives near church in that city, sitting by
the window listening to the cTickets. which
were loudly chirping. the music from the choir
rehearsal being family audible, when a gentle
man dropped in Familiarity who had Just passed
the church and had the music full in his mind.
''What 4 rOiSc they are making to- night" said
he YES" replied the lady, land il is said they
de Il With their hind legs"
sSAs the Empress Eugene Il the acknowi-
edged ta@stsr az fashion. VIC may shortly expect
something recherche in the way OF travelling
dresses.
~Ihe Congregational Church at Baroboo.
Wisconsin, has united with the Presbyterian
thus forming one strong and self-srstaining
hody. IN place of two feeble congregations.
Snch unions. II is suggested, would be emni-
uently advantageous in other localities.
81 y Chicago paper informs its readers that
tEe latest thing IN fashion tO take tie place
made vacant Nv the retirement of the Grecian
Oend. = the Boston dip" 1t il simply limp
with the north foot. A woman with the Boston
cap acts n though she was fOundered, or had