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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22
The MidnIyhf Initiation
NEW FACTS ABOUT YOUNG LKGGETr's

n
AT CORNELL.
The ithaca correspondent of a New York
paper writes from that place on Sunday as fol-
lows The Kappa Alphas do not de ny that they
took Legeett 20 SiX-MIle Gorge because OF its
adsptability for their mummeries. They had
used it before, and the facilities which it offers
for soaring candidates have never gone uuap-
pIeclated. They claim, however, that the GER
emones were to have been concluded at point
little further up. The theory generally ac-
cepted here, and which is endorsed by most OF
the students who are not members of the X A.
society, is that Leggett was taken to the gorge
TO fTighten him. He was blindfOlded with an
elaborate arrangement of straps and buckles
SO that he could not possibly get glimpse of
his surroundings until the moment came
students went down under the overhang-
ing clih aud fixed the colored lights.
The pharaphernalia for the masquerade had
probably been arranged by those who had pre-
yiously arrived. Horrible masks and costumes
Of devils were donned. Then the fires were
OF the cliff At signal, like the firing of gun
close to his ear, or some equally unexpected and
beWlldeIlDg noise, the blindtOld was snatched
on: With the noise still ringing in his ears and
held by two fellows in the garb of demons, the
scene before him was calculated to inspire the
acme OF terror in boy already bewlldered.
The glare of lights flashed up from yawning
gulf at his feet, dazing his eyes that had been
SO suddenly uncovered. Demons danced and
howled, with nrebrsnds waved above their
heads, around an empty coffin. Every device
that could heighten terror was displayed. The
horrible scene was so suddenly dashed upon
MIN, and was so far beyond anything that he
mad expected, that for an instant in his beWil-
derment he forgot that it was all farce. Re-
co1llng from the counterfeit hell that yawned at
holding him, and the three fell over the prec-
ipice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

THE HEALTH of the King Of the Sandwich
Islands is improving. He is, however, strongly
urged to nominate his successor, his long illness
having drawn the attention OF the people at
large to the subject of throne vacancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

TIE AIUHrI ASSOCIATIONS OF the law depart
r,ent on Columbian College met last evening a
the law building, on 9Th street. Mr.. Matthew
Trimble presided, with Thomas n Jsnvier as
seeretary Mr.. Rufus Thayer was appointed TO
III the vacancy on the executive committee
caused by the removal from the city OF Mr..
Coghlan. The same committee was authorixed
10 Secure the services Of some eminent gentle
man "a deliver a lecture or lectures before the
association. A proposition to amend the con
stitution WIS laid over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

W. --'th AitA EEAtNAs
BRACKHTs,
Toilet Sets.
Cuspodores
received at Prige's Jewelry Store, No. AZ
L ehhsy wanna avenue, n ar = street.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE aEEAr DRAwtNa
on 90 DECkNBkR.-Ihe tags numbered frorn
to tn 600, representing the tickets in The nam.
moth scheme of the fourth sift concert ~ 49,,
Public Library OF Kentucky, were. under con-
uact, delivered 10 Gov Bramlette Yesterday
This is the warning note. which ali would do
well 10 heed. AS these tags are drawn from the
big wheel on the Sd Of December next. some
ucket holder will be made richer by $3.50 sal,
somebody will teel jolly over 500 OOO, aud
$4,000 added TO his cash capital will make some
happy man comfortable for life. Even one OF
the minor gifts-S25, Zoo, $50 600 eco, - eco
&c.-wOuld be a very handsome return for an
investment of s50.-LoHisrifls Couri,T- yot.raa',
October II.
on DRAUeEr.-Ind, Coope s Co.'S English
Hle IRON bnrton ON irent) a specially at Geo.
W Drivers, corner Pennsylvania avenue and
~ street. The finest ale in Washington. 2l,6
The BLOOD owes It's red color To minu,a y,,-
bules which float in that fluid and contain. la a
healthy person, large amount OF Iron, which
gives vitality to the blood The Peruvian
Syrup supplies the blood with this vital eIs-
system.
To PREVENT Fever and ACNE there IS no
preparation like DoOey's Calisaya Tonic II
THE SINGER SEWING MACHINK sales Of ls72
were S2I9,660 t19-. n n
CoRNs, ETc.-"The wise for health on daily
walks depend" and sufferers from corns
bunions, club, or ingrowing nails, vascular eI-
cascences, chilhlains, or other ailments OF tho
feet lind quick relief II DIR. Whites establish
ment, No. 6S5 18th street, opposite the U. s
Treasury.
FoED's EXTRACT Is for sale st wholesale by
Chas. Stott e Co., 4S0 PennsvlvAfiia avspuc
and by druggists everywhere. t.w,ftf
THERMOMETERS and Barometers are repaired
and made to order by Hempler ne AT 4 \ street
TURoo-RUssIAE BATES; Also, 81 adicared vs.
por Baths, for su skin disesse, at Or. Shedd's
800 < street k9Os
WILCOX q GIBBS SEWING MACHINE The
Seleorsted Bazaar Patterns. Agency 1T Chas.
Baupl's hoopskirt and corset factory. 7th street
lntelligeneer building. lO,2s
The COMMUNITY AZ large appreciate the use
fulness of Singers Sewing Machine Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

The LATE JAMES HUGHRs KssiiHg Of tie
Bar Ass0cidtioa.-A meeting of the Bar Associa-
ton was held at their rooms in the City Hall at
II O'Clock this morning, Mr.. W. Ii. Webb presi
dent, and X. Fendall secretary, to take action
as 10 the death of the late Hon. James Hughes.
MIR. Webb in stating the object OF the meeting
spoke in high terms OF the character Of the
deceased.
Mr.. y. wilson moved the appointment of
committee TO dT aft suitable resolutions; adopted.
snd MessTs. COombs, y. Wilson, Dayidge,
heTTick and Perry, were appointed.
The president announced that the funeral
would take place at O'Clock 60 moTrOw after
noon at Bladensburg, and that the remains
would arrive here st O'Clock p. m, and be
taken TO the Congressional cemetery.
The meeting adjourned te2b O'Clock, when
resolutions Of respect 20 the memory OF the
deceased were reported and adopted, to be
presented 20 the Court in General Term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

THE CAPITOL HILL HOTEL COMPANY met
last night, and their committee submitted q re-
port as 70 the property on square 10, bounded
by pennsylvania avenue, ID street east, and Il
street south, the title TO the same, prices, terms
OF payment, SC. The report was adopted, and
they were instructed, IN the event of any unex-
pected obstacle in che way of securing the above
square, TO inquire into the expediency OF pur-
chasing some other square, not more than one
square distant from the Capitol grounds.
Messrs- John Hitz. Charles Ewing, Mckee
Dunn, W. 3. Fletcher, and y. W. Robinson
were added to the committee. A number of al
ditiO nal subscriptions 20 the capital stock were
reported, and the meeting adjourned to meet
on Tuesday evening next.
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@The remainder of the Polaris crew are ex::
pected to arrive at Dundee to-day in the In
repid.
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IHE DRY GOODS MARKET.-The New York
Bulletin states that there are more buyers in the
market from the western and nearby states
though their operations are mainly restricted TO
the selection of such staple goods as are neces
sary for the replenishment of their stocks The
manufacturers agents report that the mer-
chants are very prompt in their settlements and
confidence appears to be increasing although
IN the matter of stocking up, buyers are still
holdlng aloot and gauging their purchases by
thelr actual trade wants; hence the distribution
Is OF strictly healthy and legitimate character
staple goods are not in very large supply, owing
10 the curtailed production, but of course a fe W
they are held for the present; and certain goods
when were scarce prior to the commencement
OF tne panic are now more plentiful this being
notably the case in the matter of grain bags
which are DOW in fair supply. The late depres-
SION IN the market for cotton has caused ma
teriai decline in the market for cotton warns
and warp, which are quoted at decidedly lower
prices, Nos to II yarns being now jobbed at
from 26a2Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

Mr.. W. j. FLOREsCE's g Capt. Ed'ard Cutie,
Mariner" in the dramatiZatiOn OF Dickens
- Dombey & Son." is one Of the finest stage
pictures ever presented, and WAS so character
lied by the great novelist himself, who In a
letter TO Mr.. Florence, said TO say was de-
lighted conveys but a feeble sense Of the graft
hcatiOn derived from witnessing your imper-
sonatiOn OF iEd'ard Cuttle.' Your convention
of the character, IL impressed me, was as lust
as its execution was artistic" Such q letter
from Charles Dickens was praise indeed; but
that il was deserved no one will doubt who
attends Wallis Opera House this event ng. when
the play of - Dombey & Son" will be presented
and our play-goers have q hance TO see the best
Capt Cutie since the days Of Burton. After
the play Mrs Florence viii appear in her funny
sketch Of the yankee HOusekeeper."
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ATTEMPTS TO SUPPRESS THE FACTS.

President White and Professor. Morris.
Schaffer, Heart, and Crane, of Cornell Uniyer-
sity, are members Of the Kappa Alpha Society
1t Is not supposed, however, that any of them
participated in the fatal initiation, although
Professor Crane was near enough at hand to be
brought to the spot Immediately after the fall
This connection of the society with the profess
sorship, and the fact that its members are
among the wealthiest and most socially preten-
tious of the students, is believed to explain the
attempt TO suppress a thorough investigation
The slip-shod method Of the inquest the utter
absence or searching inquiry, and the impOtent
conclusion, show how nearly this attempt
was successful. The students were allowed
to answer or refuse to answer as thew chose
and consequently the evidence was so
garbled and distorted as TO be very nearly
worthless. The admission that whisky was
taken along to revive the victim, should
the only important fact that slipped out
The indentation which was made by Leggett's
fall is exactly under the highest point OF the
rock and ten feet to one side OF the tree against
which Lee and Wason say he was leaning be-
fore his fall 1t is just under the point where
he would most naturally have been stationed
for q frightening effect, and from which a fail
could easiest have beer caused by slight
struggle. Here, too, the edge looks as though
1t had been crumbled off, while at the tree no
marks arc visible. The theory that the stu
dents did not know of the dangerous precipice
stuItifes itself They say that they have used
the place before for a like purpose. Besides
the night was not dark and the edge of the rock
is not at all hidden. The notion that it could be
unknowingly approached by moonlight is alb
surd enough, and is only less ridiculous than the
statement that Lee and Wason held Legpett
against the tree, without seeing the abyss over
which its roots protruded. Until Leggett died .
an hour AFTER the accident, he continued to moan
and cry, "Oh, don't! don't!" and that has led
many to believe that he was being SUSPENDED
over the chasm when he fell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

BRACSHTS,
Vases.
Toilet Sets.
Cusp0doreS.
received AZ Prigg's Jewelrv Store No AZ
Pennsylvania avenue. n, ar 4 street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22
NEW FALL AND WINTER DIZZY GOODS.

complete assortment Of Ladies DRESS GOODS
Ia the most fashionable STYLES and calor@ Al-S =
large stock # sHAWLS, BLANKETS, CLOrHS
CASslMERES and DRY GOODS generally pur,
CHASED Tor cash since the recent decline ia prices
which enables US to offer splendid BARGAINS
save money by giving "a call before purcnasinE
BENJAMIN MILLER,
oCtll-5mA 1O1 Bridge street. GeorpatgWn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

THEIRS ON THE COMING CoNFLrCr-M.
Ihlers has written a letter to the MAYOR of
Marcy declining to visit him at the present
time, in view of the complicated state of affairs
existing in the republic of France. He says =
Very soon we shah be called upon to defend
not alone the republic, which, in my opinion is
the only government capable of rallying in the
name OF the common interest parties now so
profoundly divided, which alone can speak to
democracy with sufficient authority, and which
now, far from troubling France, has appeared
only TO restore order, the army, finance, credit
TO redee IN the territory, and, in a word to heal
with one exception all the wounds of the war
we shall have, j say, to defend not only the
republic, but all the rights of France, her civil
political and religious liberties, her social state
and her principles, which, after being pro-
CLAIMED IN Il 50, have become those of the whole
world and lastly, her nag, under which she IL
known 10 the whole universe, under which her
soldiers, conquerors or conquered, have covered
themselves with glory, and which however dear
as 1t is to our hearts, will not suffice If all the
things OF which it is the emblem are to be taken
away from US; for of these sacred things it il
not the image alone, but the reality itself that
we must have; and the tri-colored flag if re-
naming only to mask the cOunter-revolution,
would be the most odious and revolving of lies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

FoED's EXTRACT IL tor sale st wholesale by
Ohas Stot & Co., 40 Pennsylvania avenue,
and by druggists everywhere. t.wftf
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ny THOMAS BOWLING, Auct.; Georgetown.
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE IN

=
GEORGETOWN. ID. O.
- by virtue Of a dscree Of he Supreme Court OF
Es the District Of Columbia, passed on tn 3 day
A"f october, A. d. 1873 in a certain cause there
~ pending, No. S,l75, wherein Getty ct al w-rs com
plalnant-, and Getty ct al defendants, the under
signed, as Trustee, will expose to sale az public
auctioni IN front Of the prem ses, on WEDNESDAY,
me 22d day of october, A. ID. 1875, at the hour OF
5ie O'Clock M, all thst lat Of ground lying and
belng IN HolInead's addition to Georgetown District
oi CoIumbia, known LIT No. As in said A. iition
as the same u laid down the pla,s and plans OF
ssla town, the same fronting fect th- ish
OF DunbartOn street few feet east of NJ 1Uf lnary
ling. ~ DO'
Terms Of sale, as prescribed by the decree. One.
thlrd CASH balance in two equal payments, at six
ana twelve months from day of sale, with Interest
with liberty 10 the purchaser 20 nav all cash down
Title reserved until last payment is made All con-
Ve) ancinG at cost of purchaser. The Trustee re-
serves the right, If terms of sale are not cspliad
with 10 five days after day of sale, 10 resell aid
property on five days notice thrOup some ncvsna-
per published in the District Of Columbia Al The
cost and risk Of the defsulting purchaser
WIN. d. CASSIN. Trustee
octl4-ts THOS. BOWLING, Auct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

On DRAUGHT-Ind, Ccope * Co.'S English
Ale lfrom Burton on rreBt) a specially at Geo.
W. Drivers. corner Peunsvlyania avenue and
~ street. The finest ale in Washington. 2l6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

TIE BEST FIRE LADDER Wdskinqf3p In
Tsnti0n in Bo!timcre.-A review of the Balt-
more fire department was held yesterday. and
trial tests of the force waSa feature OF the Oc
easion. The Baltimore sun says: "whie one
ef the trials was progressing patent ladder
vas suddenly raised and thrown against the
front Of the court house. The ladder is the in
VentiOn Of Chief Engineer CrOnin, of Washing
ton. and was endorsed by the assembled judges
as the bsst method in use for enabling fremen
10 expeditiOuslY reach the top of lofty build
1ngs. The ladder when splced was over one
hundred feet in length, and worked in two sec
lions, the Junction being secured by hinge
continuance. To raise the longest portion of the
ladder the shorter end was thrown upwards
Running from its extreme ends were two stout
ropes attached to the main ladder. A rope hang
ing from the upper end of the short section was
then seized by several men, and the section
been accomplished the longest end of the ladder
was brought TO an upright position, the two sec
tors forming an l.. In Just one minute after
The LADDERS had been placed on the pavement
the connections were made and the ladder rails
ed against tha cornice Of the court house. The
board of commissioners of the Baltimore IRE
department and experienced fremen awarded
The highest need Of praise to the invention
THE ROBBINS BUILDING TO BE MADE SAFE
Yesterday letter In relation to the building at
the corner Of 9TH and + streets, known as the
Robbins buildiDg-which was ordered to be
taken down an unsafe structure some time
sipce by the Board of Public works-was re-
eeived at the office of the board. The letter is
signed by ~. G. Robbins, in behalf of
Ane O"heIs OF the property AZ the corner
of 9TH and Streets" and in ii he SAYS:
.'Taking IL for granted that the Hon. Board of
Public Works in what they have done in rela-
tOn to the building at the corner of It'll and
streets, have been actuated solely by a regard
for the public safety, the owners of said build
ing respectfully submit to the board the fol-
lowing proposition: TO wit, they will place the
building in the hands of John Fraser, archi-
tect with instructions to remove all the unsafe
portions thereof, and by rebuilding and removal
tiOn be able TO deliver to Its owners building
that shall be declared by him Eraser to be per-
tectly sound and safe, and one that shall be ap-
proved by the Hon. Board OF Public Works
An immediate answer to the foregoing PROPOSE
ton is earnestly solicited"
To-day Mr.. Willard ordered a reply to be sent
10 Mr.. Robbins accepting the proposition, with
the condition that the building shall be subject
to the supervision Of and be accepted BY the In
spectOr Of Buildings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

CoRSs, ETC.-''The wise for health on daily
walks depend" and sufferers from corus
bunions, club, OF ingrowing nails. vascular ex'
cascence=, chtlhlains, OF other ailments Of the
feet find quick relief 1T DIR. Whites establrsh-
ment, No. 6S5 18th street, opposite the U. s
Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

THERMOMETERS and Barometers are repaired
and made to order by Hempler ne AT 4 \ street
o
TuRoo-RUssIAE BATES; also, medicated vs.
Por Baths, for sll skin disease, az Or. Shedd's,
300 street k9os
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

The BLOOD owes its red color In pinp,a ola
bnles which float in that fluid. and contain. la a
healthy person, large amount of Iron. which
gives vitality to the blood. The Peruvian
Syrup supplies the blood with this vital e..
ment, and gives strength ami vigOr to the who,
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

WILCOX q GIBBS SRwIye MACHINE The
celebrated Bazaar Patterns. Agency at Chas.
Baun's hoopskirt and corset factory, til street
lntelligencer building. lO.2s
The COMMUNITY AZ large appreciate the use
fulness OF SInger's Sewing Machine. Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

To PREVENT Fever and Aeue there Is no
preparation like Dooley's Calisays Tonic. II
per bottle. co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22

TBE SINGER SEWING MAoHISK sales Of ls72
were S2I9,660. iI9-s. = ~
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PLANOS. &C

OniSS MI kErAIRING, POLISHTNa
arc vanishing PIANOS and an nS-@.e
ia lh-li uinents receive the m,s-r f.ffbfoI
20 ,s'g "a, Attenil"n b, @ WILD a RRO WyyY
-" llth 81 Get, near nor thWs=t corner psn,-vr,
NJ .sNsnue hgeu's To- ths unsurpa~ssa srIsFFs
PIANOS, dealers On Pianos and Mu-ic.i 49,
nents generally. Piano Cor rent seris i ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24


FINE MoNUMENTs.-Mr. L. M Jones
put up an elegant red Scotch granite
monument on the lot of Mr.. Ira Gard
ner, at Drakesburg, on Monday last.
The lower base is three feet square,
and the height to the top of the shaft
is eleven feet. 1t is finely lettered,
and is in every respect an excellent
and substantial piece of workman
ship. Mr. Jones has also at his works
a monument of the same material,
style and dimensions, to be erected on
the burial lotIof Mr.. Benjamin Whet-
stone, OF Marlboro, Stark county.
Mcssrs. Jones 81 Osborn have eX-
cellent facilities for furnishing granite
work at low rates, as they import di-
reciiy from Scotland. They have sew
eral orders now on hand for these
"iSAi ~ AZ IL . #4Ff-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

Mr.. Benjamin Gardner, an American
citizen of African scent has brought
suit against john ElIsler. proprietor
of the Cleveland Academy of Music
TO recover the sum of So, 900 for dam
ages sustained by said Gardner on ac-
count of being refused the pIivileg e
of occupying .. seat in the dress circle
aud parquette of fhe Academy and
witnessing the performances at that
institution on the evening of Februa.
ry 1f1h,- 1873. benjamin SETS high
value upon the enjoyment to be deri-
we'd from theatrical performances.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

By LETTER to Mr.. Daniel Ladu,
from his daughter, dated at Bosland
Station. Kansas, the 10Th instant, we
learn that her husband, Mr.. James
Towns, formerly a resident of this
place, is lying dangerously i'll from
severe injuries received on the Satur-
day evening previous, On that even
ing he and his wife attended magic
lantern performance in tl,atplace, and
just as the exhibition closed terrible
wind storm arose, blowing down the
stone building where the perform
ance was held. AS the roof was blown
off it struck Mr.. and MHs. Towns,
knocking them down and inflicting
such sorious injuries upon Mr.. Towns S
head that it is feared he will not re-
cover from them. Mrs. Towns was
not seriously injured.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
Editorial Convention.

In pursuance of 4 resolution adopt
ed at the last annual meeting OF the
Editorial Association of the 18th and
10Th Congressional Districts of Ohio,
held at Warren, the next annual meet
ing ofthe Association will convene in
the city of Canton, on THURSDAY MAY
18th 1873, and continue in session
two days. 1t is hoped that every Ed
itor and Publisher in the two Districts
will make it point to attend, as the
meeting is expected TO be one of in
terest and profit to all members of the
profession.
SAMUEL d. HARRIS, President.
VIM. A. BIRCHARD, Secretary.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

A GOOD ARRANGEMENT.-W learn
that Mr.. William Ward has made a
contract with the government Tor car
rying the mail daily between this
place. and Burton, Geauga county. lie
will put on line of carriages, and
carry passengers between the two
points. The mail will start at 6
O'Clock AM. from this place and arrive
at Mantua Station in time to connect
with the mail for Garrettsviile, Hiram
and other points on the G. & NJ. Rail-
road. The arrangement is an excel
lent one, and will be great accom-
mediation to the people generally on
the route.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

The DISTRICT CoYET tor this comfy
commenced lis session on Saturday
morning, HonOrabIes Philo +. Conant,
Charles E. Glidden, Joseph Freeze
and NJ. G.. Garfield on the bench. No
Judge of the Supreme Court was
present. There were fifteen cases on
the docket at The commencement OF
the tenn. At the time of going to
press but few OF the decisions of the
Court have been entered upon the
journal and we shall deter our report
of the dOings of the Court till next
week. The session will close to-day,
elnesdaN.l