Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-10
EVENING STAR.
An Anertcau's Encounter with Ban.

Ia ps,rta. of Florence, dated September 3.
0ves a long and interesting account of an en-
sonn-er hetween an American traveller and two
TrbbeTs IN an infamous resort known as the
Leone d'OrO, whittier the American was lured
bv an accidental acquaintance formed IN a rail-
road coach while running from Ancons to
FOggia. The American, whose name IL Stuyye-
SAINT, found the Leone d'Oro to be peopled by
rOugh-looking persons, who impressed him with
grave suspicious. After retiring, he was aroused
hls sleeping room from his sitting apartment.
Mr; stuyyesant arose, adjusted his psntaloons
Of aPd bTa DPestsd his and pair
elapsed without any further noise, when
the sound of footsteps in the adjoin-
Ing apartment attracted his attention
Pretending to sleep sOundly, Mr.. Stuyvesant
heard the folding doors gradually draw apart,
and then the whispering Of mems voices
beside his bed. One said, Don't fear, be Is
asleep" whereupon the gas was lighted. Two
robbers of huge build and fierce expression met
Mr.. Stuyvesant's gaze. They examined his
valise, and, having searched ms coat POCKETS,
were about to tsEe package of papers with
them, when the heroic foreigner bounded from
his bed and demanded an explanation. A dag
ger was instantly aimed at him: but the Am5ri-
can dlspOsed of his a=Sailants by a shot which
Ienet. atcd the latter's shoulder blade. The
other TObber brandished his stiletto furiously,
and aimed n terrible blow at the strangers
heart, which he parted with his right
arm, receiving simple flesh wound.
A blow from the brass knuckles, and
ahOthe- brought the villain to the floor.
After number OF roughs had gathered around
Mr. Stuy vesant's door, the latter insisted on no
one entering except the master of the hotel. The
American, having locked his door, presented his
pistols AT the landlord, ordering him u keep
quiet while he unlocked a window. From the
window he jumped upon little wooden build
ing and escaped to the street, whence he has
tened TO inform the police. One of the wounded
men is named ErbertO Bonaccio, a notorious
jail bird and highwayman, who was at one time
Intimately associated with FihPpo Casabianca
and his gang.
The Hotel di Leone d'Oro has been confis-
Gated, and many important arrests made.
A STATEN ISLAND WOMAN was awakened BY
the barking of house dog, the other night, just
in time to see a burglars he ad gently iDsinuated
At her half-Open bedroom door. As an1ntima-
ton that his appearance thas was highly in
deCOTOus proceeding she fired at him, and fol-
an accOmplice near at hand, to whom she also
rendered her compliments, firing four shots in
all. Unfortunately her shots were without ef-
feet, but the burglars doubtless thought her
exceedingly careless in the use Of firearms.
AN ALLEGED LUSATIC NUN-The alleged Iu-
matte nun. Rose McCsbe, was brought before
Judge Sedgwick, in New York. Tuesday on a
writ of hsbess corpus, sued out by her counsel,
viii view to her discharge, on the ground that
she had recovered her mental faculties. The
court ordered new testimony to be taken, aud
argument was assigned for Monday next. Its
only fortnight since Judge Leonard decided
that Miss McCabe was anything but sane.
EDMOND YATES. our English guest who parts
his hair in the middle and lectures, will go home
Disguised at this blawsted country if he gets
many more such notices as this, which appears
in q 81. Louis Republican letter: "Mr. Yates had
lecture, with red cover on, which had been
delivered one hundred times in London. liz has
a long drawn out description of society people.
Published il would be very milk and water
stuff 10 read; elaborated by faint powers of
n imiCry, il was dull to dullness."
TIE LATEST THING in pOlemical machineryis
al engine, to be used on shipbOard in repellng
attacks. which throws stream of scalding hot
water. 1t j an East Indian invention, designed
especially as a ready defender against river
thieves, and it il confidently expected that a
continued stream OF it.. directed against a bare
backed MALAY pirate, will be sufficient to drive
all hostile Intentions from his mind.
SThe Boston Herald relates a case of in
human treatment of woman of SIS by her daugh-
ter of so, from the result of which the woman
died.
~The phy.icians called in the trial of Laura
Fair as witnesses have submitted bills for the
approval OF Judge Riordan to the tune of SlOJ
per day, or from 500 to 5000 each.
~Miss Sing Nee, of San Francisco, ga
warm, brown beauty" has abandoned the
bsrbarOus Chinese style of head-d-ess, ar I
permits her wealth 81 jet-black hair TO seek her
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