Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-02

winch seems TO promise only suicide rather tba am
Pi&IeI.y: Last wear believe two passenger
CATE constituted the ra,n, now one makes IT,
REASON.
Career Of Washington Woman.
The Wife Of Frank Aordauat. N, ae,or- g.
Lores and bates and AatrimoniaI Adr,atvr.s
house Cen. '
The arrest OF Fanny Nordaunt on FRIDAY
eesening, on a charge OF disorderly conduct, and
ner attempt to commit suicide while Imprisoned.
recalls to mind curious facts In this remarkabIe
womans history. Mrs. Mordaunt is abont thir-
y-three years OF age: She is a native OF Wasn-
mgton, and resided in that city up to within a
few months. Her maiden name Was Eonx4 AZ
the outbreak Of the war she
MARRIED MIR. COLE.
Ihls union wac brief, however owing probablv
to Fanny's violent temper. Once relsssed she
plunged into the vortex OF fashion and gayety
mong her MANY admirers was Colonel Stuart
o ~ NasDihgton. With this gentleman she moved
IN seieCt circles, ana theater. concert, and ball
round her the envied of the company. Taking
advantage OF her now superior stat on sha u.ad
al her powers OF person and tongue. Cspricious,
sen-willed, passiOnately loving and ha.ino her
irritation with the Colonel suddenly ceased. and
she attempted to commit suicide bv taLioa
laudanuIn- Soon thereafter. Major General
ooseph y. mchlbbons OF the United States
GENERAL M'KIBBos
TOOK her 10 Mobile, New Orleans AMI other
9oothsrn cites travelling in gorgeous style. she
Ifeu win MehtbbOn two years, and thst Off
eeE piethoric exchequer dgiudled 10 nothing
roTtune CID not desert her. however tor thsy
ryIuIhed 10 washington, and the round OF
pleasures was resumed. Her extravaganre In
dress and life at the hotels where She was So
Wen Known, soon gave rise to much gossip. AMI
ANorHsR ABANDONMENT
"as the result, the General going TO Chfaaoo
NhtIe he now resides. In the fall OF $50 Frank
Mordsunt, the actor, then PLAYING i'm \ ,sldlny's
Nat Onai 1heater, Washington. married hsr.
4lu again she revelled in the vortex OF pleasure
! ending her time in riding. dTivin,s and IN
Fisiiibg the theater and cOrcer; hall Mordaunt
cam New York
FOLLOWED BY FANNY.
: no took up her residence in the upper mar, oe
Tie city On Friday evening last She cboea ~
EreuTb her tongue to Officer wasbbuTue- az the
Hihtb ward police, who refused to arrest her
sbn.. anu nH on the charge Of assault. For this
u me ShaIies street police station. Daring the
hl9h' she attempted suicide by swanowin, hair
ocaeh pms having previously, it is said taken
Ler'-Nea York Sun, LIST.
BASE BAIL-ArriraI Of the Red St,el;uos
Ills celebrated Boston club arrived in town
last night. They played in Baltimote YESTERDAY
afternoon with the Pastme, beating them b1
u 10 . This afternoon they play The National:
tomorrow the Olympic amateurs and on
i Gprsday the great match with the Blae Stock
lD2s.
Inc Arh1gtons made their first appearance
Yesterday eli the ball field in a match game
against the Blue Stockings before a large au.
i,ense, but although they played well, the Blue
stockings came out victorious by a score OF Il
to ..
LIB STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKE. OF the
mail route between Washington and Norfolk
now connects at the latter point with the Sea.
BOARD anu Roanoke railroad for all parts OF the
south, and with the steamers of the Nj. and NJ
of the Lake leaves on Mondays, WEDNESDAYS.
and Fridays, and stops at ali the princiIal
points on the Potomac. This new arrangement
Is great convenience and benefit 10 our citi-
zens See the advertisement of 5. Z. Brown X
Son.
IHg FRANKLIN Co.oPERATIvX EUrLDrsG
ASSOCIATION, at the irst annual meeting last
night, elected the following officers for the en-
suing year; President, Thomas Norheet; vice
president. ). John Thomson; secretary John
Joy Edson; treasurer. Chas. b. Bailey; dree-
tors, A. G. NJ. Provost, John r. Thompsop. III
VI, Bennett, Alex. Ashley, A. J.. Sturtevant.
=. u; Free. Geo II. Wood, H. W. Berthrong,
and Joseph ID. Clary.
Mr.. EDITOR Last evening the 18th grand
reopening of George Juene mann's magnificent
and unexeelled garden, corner 4th and Il Sis.
Capitol Hill. BY the celebrate Lone Star Club
WAS one OF the most pleasant and agreeable
ton; almost equal to the Schuetzenfest IL WAS
carried on with their same m0uO-"Peace and
pleasure TO all, and il was the 6nest picnic OF
the age.
ARRESTED FOR STEALING A GoLp WATCH
some Two weeks ago, Olsen arged soldier
named William Daley, while on a drunken
valuable gold watch and chain, which we're
taken from him. He reported his loss to Police
headquarters, and yesterday detective Bigley
.ueceeded ID getting IT, aud arrested j. B. Nut.
ting on The charge Of stealing it. He was loo ked
up in jail.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE-I.atimer & C,aarv
aoctloneers, sold yesterday afternoon parts OF
lots and 5, in square $50, and improyements
on the northeast corner Of -Tweifth and r
streets, to W: Scherger, for slO, 500
Ihos. Z. Waggamsn, real estate broker and
anctiopeer. sold lot 81 and 80, In Starr q
Metalf's, subdivision OF square 392, to w. w
Ae'Aif' for Ny cent Per foot.
ATrRxPrrD SUICIDE FROM SHANE .rx v,,a
DETECTED IN IHlEr.-Ye sterday, a eoIored
boy by the name Of Mccoy, residing in Wash
ington street, who Was caught in the act OF
stealing some articles from apofice on street.
near IN, vas so mortified that he procured a
Wal or iaudanum, which he drank to poison
himself. A physician was sent for. who I'D min
istered emetics, which saved his life.
BOY Run OVER BY CART AND FATALLY
-, Sn es,efoay sfternoos, a boy named
,,ohn SAaler' who resides on l3k street, south
seat, and the wheel of the Ioa ehi ci a n.sss
over bis stomach, badly mi urinx him Hs was
removed 10 his fsther's residence, and attended
by DR.. Morgan, Who pronounced the wound
fatal ""o
Mas BELLA G. BARRows has been e,ec.es
TO nh char of Medicine in Howard Cniyersiev.
nei , salary 10 be the same as that OF the
mae professors.
OUR CORRESPONDENT must be mistaken.
surely none OF our School Trustees are such
De votees OF the rawhide az to lobby at the Citv
nail against the anti-corpora al punishment bill.
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