Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-29
"a Great Temptations
Hoe Boil,S ,cas I'roros,d 10 10 F6r Early
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cornelius Bailey Wa before udge Smell Mon
day, charged with an assault GA Lewis EAriv.
, no.h coIIed; Ihe affair took plsce in January
last, and Bailey has been in jail since las arrest
70 await the injuries OF Early. who was PRETTY
badly cut shout the head with a hatchet aud
VA IN me freedmen's hospital until recently
ulschsrgeu. Bailey, who is a large sired.
simple looking oolOred man, on the charge
being read, asked leave TO make a statement 10
the court, and went on 10 detail
his TROUBLES WITH ms WIFE
on account OF this man; Low Earll W 'ske
every advantage 81 his (Bailey's' ahsel. D ~.
With her; how he had caught them together on
several occasions, sBd warned Early not 10
NEEDLE with her again, that he would prDtsb
him IL be did; and afterwards how he wife ..,,.
religion, and then he thought she was all right
ne SbSlle! then got religion too, and wa
"brought nom darkness 20 hight" about the
same time, ard thought his troubles we're al
over, cure. After he found the Lord be fsade
up bis mind not 10 punish Esrly, auf would
not have struck him, but be still kent coming
found them
WHISPERING TOGETHER nY TEX srovE.
and Was about 20 take satisfaction out or E.rlv
but thought the ID had put 10 in his mind and
he went W stairs after Early lett his house
Soon be heard them together again, and got ma
70 90 Gown stairs, but Early lett. lie then went
10 get some OF the church members 90 pray Tor
him, ss he was afraid
TIKI p-L WOULD LEAD ain AsrRAy.
he told his wife that there Wa something
came home, his wife was gone, aud he went 20
Early house and found them together again
ont a. he had religion he thought he would not
take satisfaction, but told his wife TIA n look
very suspicious. She said they were talking ou
rengious matters, and
sHE CoMNEsCKD TO LAUGH AT HIN
lie felt like doing something desperate, bat
he only pulled her out OF the house. ana toot
her home again. NEXT day, when he went home.
Just a. be was going in the door, Early came
out, and he remarked 10 him thai N lool.d
nj Ea
mao been praying together, but he (Bailey) Iid
not think so, and caught mp Ratchet and
STRUCK kARLy on THE BEAD
WIKI ~ knocking him down behind the stove.
ne thought the devil must have prompted him
as he forgot all about his having given himself
70 the Lord. After hearing the pathetic story
VI tbe slmple- minded Bailey, and 10 being shown
thst The gay Early was running about the streets
again, just ~ sound IL he had never been
hstcheted. the Judge dismissed Bailey, and he
tune.
TIE IMPROVEMENT or TIE wEsr Esd oF
PkrNsTLvArIA AvENcE.-In the supplemeu-
tsry deficiency bin which passed the Senate on
Saturday, the following amendment was
adopted late in the afternoon, just before the
passage OF the bill The Board of Public
Works Of the District of Columbia be ana -
hereby, authorized 20 cause Pennsylvauia ay.
enue, from 18th street 90 the east side of ROCK
creek, 70 De improved by parking and paving,
or 10y paving alone, IN pursuance OF a plan TO
be carefully made by said bOarl and aGrroyed
by the President. which shall provide fer A uni-
Tor M pavement across the whole paved part OF
said avenue and the expense thereof shall h.
paid by the District of Columbia AMI th., al
coming property holders in the proportions pro-
Nided by the act % provide a government for
sald District, excepting that the expense of saia
Improvement upon which public RESERVATIONS
abut shall be paid by the United States. aud =,
defray that expense a sum suffi Gent l. hereby
appropriated out Of any money IN the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated Prortd,d That the
washington and Georgetown Railroad COM
pany shall pay the same proportion of said i'm
hovement AZ II paid for the improvement, ON
mat part OF the avenue already paved.
WATER SUPPLY To ExTIsGursH FIREs-Yes.
terday afternoon, Chief Engineer George
holmes, OF the FIRE Department, invited MAvor
Emery Water Registrar John h. Crane and
several members Of the City Councils 20 witness
an experiment with one Of the three wAy
mcclellan hre- plugs, on the corner OF I4th AMI
' streets-the section of the city where thu
pressure n very low. The experiment tried va
simply 10 attach blind cas- on each cut-of4 of
the plug not In use, while the engine is AT work
which prevents air from being drawn into the
pipe from the metallic valve, IN consequence OF
the vacuum formed by the suction aud rand
1spiacement OF water in the plug. When the
blnd cap was screwed on the supply OF yat4r
was ample, in consequence OF he increased
pressure-being forty live pounds TO the square
inch.but on the cap being removed IL was
found impossible 70 get a stream OF water suit
eleht 10 De OF any use in case Of emergency.