Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-02

NEW YoRK.-Josephine Mansfield's house, No.
359 west sd street, was sold on Wednesday to
Samuel j. Terry, for $4,000. After entering
through unusually massive and heavily carved
black walnut doors, you enter the drawing
room, which is furnished with Oriental splendor
Turkey carpets covered the floor, and the rich
est satin damask corches and easy chairs were
distributed in costly abundance around the
rooms The finest lace curtains fell in graceful
folds from heavy moulded cornces. The cell
ings were frescoed in rather loud and fantastic
shapes, while on the walls were four panel
paintings of nude female figures, representing
ancient goddesses, but certainly quite human in
appearance. Turkish lounges of luxuriant pat
terms yielded gently to the slightest pressure.
inviting to voluptuous langour and repoSe.
Mirrors and vases of rich design adorned the
mantels. The rooms above correspondent in
elegance with those OF the first floor. The
apartments were furnished in suites and with
magnificent chamber sets. The bed linen was
trimmed with ruffies, lace, and fittings; dainty
spreads of the finest Marseilles and the most
elaborate patterns coveredt the BEDS while white
curtains lined with pink threw the faintest tint
OF the rose over the room. The furniture is
chosen with exquisite taste, whilo the paintings
and statuettes bear unmistakable evidence OF
an utter disregard of conventional usages aud
proprieties in their selection. Josie's photo
graphs in bewitching styles and various striking
attitudes were lavishly displayed, while photo
graph of Stokes, size, adorned the wall OF
Josie's own room. The house is of brown stone
twenty fve by sixty feet, with lot 100 feet deep
THE ALLEGED CHoCTAw SwINpLE-Mr
John 81. b. Latrobe, OF Baltimore, who was re
Gently charged with fraud in connection with
the claims OF the Ch0ctaw and Chickaw Indians
has letter In to-day's Baltimore Ame ricda, in
which he says that but S25O,0O was ever paid
to the Choctaws by the government for their
lanes. He fur Their says he waslemployed in 1866
by the Choctaw and Chickasaw Commissioners
to negotiate treaty with the Secretary of the
Interior, for which service he was paid by the
lnOian Commlss1oreT. as were other attorneys
engaged with him. The allegation that he re-
ceived percentage upon the $3.50 900, or any
part thereof, he says, is utterly false.
MARROW ESCAPE OF Mr.. GLADSTONE AND
HON. ACTON ARYToN.-A quantity Of gun
cotton prematurely exploded In London yester-
day, while Gladstone and Hon. Acton Aryton,
chief commissioner of works and buildings
were witnessing experiments with that material
windows in the Treasury building were broken.
but no one was hurt.
AMNESTY TO Mkx1oAn RrBsLs.-The mill.
AIy auth critics Of Matamoras yesterday an
nounce1 that general amnesty has been pro-
Claimed sshe City Of Mexico, embracing all
them to civil and political rights. Congress has
also ordered general election for President of
the Repsblc to occur shortly.
,HArs. Bullock, Of virginia, aged %, 10 cut
ting new set Of teeth. =
@Austrian criminals viii hereafter be put
10 death by shooting instead Of hanging.
&The CanadanffdemAn CANA afr Art ,,eef n,
the Wimbledon (Enlaud) annual meeting.
The Governor OF Arkansas has issued a
proclamation threatening to declare martial
law in Pope ooanty. -
EArmed lands Of militia are stu It large
IN Pope county, Ark, and everybody u expect.
ing the governor to declare martial law.
1.-THE Michigan Liberals propose TO build
rude campaign halls and cali tSea "0reeley
farm houses, in memory OF dog cabin" and
"wigWam" tfmee.
0General fitzpatrick has commenced libel
suit against the Bangor MEL Wki0, placing his
damages 1T go 900. Thu makes two libel suits
he has on hand.
attacked by Apache Indians early in July. They
beat them on however, killing seven. The
three miners were wounded.
SThe Cubang have defeated q 0panfsh
column conveying provisions between Gibsra
and Holsuin, hliing A.bou, the Spanish com
mander.