Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-24


der shelter. Bat the attractions offered by the
shops and the great pressure OF Preparations 70
the holidays proved strong TO permit hngerin-
| by the Ere. the streets and stores wer.
| tbGcnged fTom sloppy morn TO frosty eve. Th-
hard times, It would appear, are about owe.
| No doHbt every one Is practising economy to 20
certain extent. but u Is evidently mild version.
of what WAS expected two months ago.
Among the newly admitted pupils ~ th
,Lssult College in Georgetown is young Iturhite
| grandson OF the Mexican Emperor OF that name.
and the adopted sou OF MsNimjliau. Madame
! lturhde was, il viii be mbsTed, Mis-
Green. OF Georgetown, noted ior her beauty
and vaccinations. She j. still both handsome
and charming. She is at present res ding Al the
Union Hotel Georgetown.
| - on Friday pr. Tiffany, of the Metropolitan
| church, viii celebrate his silver wedding the
| 9th anniverssry.of his marriage.
| A new style OF ornament for a laiy's chat
| elaine attached TO her belt whence such va
| riety of fancy articles swing, is dog. Not in
oNydiZed silver nor yet in Vienna ware OF in
other metal, precious or base but clothed in
furry dogskin, and, in short, alive and genuine.
| Nor is il a small toy terrier, though such NAV
be used; but the most stylish Is good sized
hunting dog. IL is not necessary for the dog
be pendant; but if he engages in a fight with
smother dog, sometimes his wearer is. Would
| 1t not be good idea for some of the whistles,
hunting horns, vinaigrettes, brush and comb
cases, &C., which are among the weghty orna
ments considered essential 10 depend from a
fashionable woman's waist, to be fastened t.
| the dogs collar? He would not object TO the
| burden. and as he would be attached 10 the
owner OF these articles every one would know
TO whom the dog and his appointments belonged
| and the end of their display would be achieved
as wen as at present.
--Apropos or the recent visit of Madame Nil
| sson TO Washington, the following istold: When
| the gifted Swede was crossing the ocean on her
| last trip TO New York on the Cuba. she was sTr-
rounded constantly by persons SOLICITORS of her
| acquaintance. Among the passengers was 4
beautiful young lady from New York, herself a
! cultivated musician, who though very anxiou,
| 70 know Madame Nilsson. declined TO Join IT,
| the attentions almost amounting to persecution
| bestowed on her. One day, while sitting or
| deck reading, the young New Yorker wa. sud
! denly aroused by the voice Of Madame Nilsson
at her side. demanding of her
"Why do you not wish to know me3''
81 do wish TO know you, Madam was the
| reply.
But" said the singer, ''you DO not ask to be
That is only because YOU have 20 many
around you always that fear to HtruGe.''
Win this preface began warm friendship
| between the two ladies. whicH SON Opened into
| most romantic attschmeut. amt during her
| stay in New York Madame Nilsson scarcely al
| owed her new friend to he out OF her sight
| even taking her with her To her d,essing room
| at the Academy, and constantly sending her
tickets TO tie choice operas.
- Mr.. Charles H. MoutomwtH be married t.
| Miss Carrie +. Foote, a: Trinity church, at g.
| O'Clock this evening. Both parties are wei
u
| q friends and acquaintance IN this city and
Georgetown.
The AFFAIRs OF JAY COOKE n Goa tele-
| gram to yesterdays STAR stated the total
| amount OF the claims against the banking house
| OF jay Cooke & co. at - S4S.2Hn7. II should
| lie remembered that OF this there are about
| 8 100000 which are fully ottsetted, AMI for
which the holders retain ample collateral. This
| will greatly reduce the actual indebtedness.
| The choice OF assignee is made b. majority in
number and value of creditors whose claims
/ have been proved. \ resolution for settlement,
as provided in the forty-third section OF the
| bankrupt act, by the trustees and committee
of creditors, requires the execution and filing Of
| the consent of three fOurths in value Of the
creditors whose claims have been proved. A
Erecsl notice 70 the creditors has been prepared
fOrthe purpose OF eNpedting the proceed Bgs CT
the meeting OF creditors each one viii come pre-
| pared with his or her signa'u and the amount
| OF his or her claim, written by him or her on
each of the blank tickets, 30 that they may bc
uStd as ballots in voting tor assignee or trustee
urcr any resolution which may be brought
before the meeting. These tickets when prop
| erly signed will only he received. in any vote
which may be taken from the claimants in per
son or Their attorneys, duly authorized by letter
OF attorney, which must be exhibited TO the
| register.
EXECUTION OF AN CNREP gNrANT MUIR
DRRER.-The sentence of death upon David
\esbitt, tried and convicted at the late assiz-s
| at Lindsay, Canada, tor shooting Miss Hop
wood OIL the 18th OF July last, was executed at
| O'Clock Monday morning. The execution was
private, Oniy Il lew persons being admitted be-
| sides the officials. At the appointed hour Mes
| hitt came from his cell. accompanied by the
! shern anu two clergvmen. He ascended the
scaiiold with a firm step. and BETRAYED no emo
| tIon whatever, but met his death. a. he said he
would - like a man" on the scahn'd he made
| brief address, in which he declared his en-
tire innocence asserting that the woman shot
! herself. After religious services the trap was
| sprung, and \esbitt's body fell seven feet.
His death appeared to be easy. After hanging
| hall an hour the body was cut down, and an
Inquest being held, verdict was returned in
accordance with the facts. \esbitt reyiled the
PROCEEDINGS OF the clergymen who strove TO
bring hun TO penitentIal mood, ami died wi h
ont giving any indication OF repentance.
THE SINGULAR TERNINATIoN OF rHE"LoED
MASSEY" CASE The arrest of the bogus
Lord Massey" at Philadelphia on his arrival
recently in steamer from England. together
with the charges made against him OF receiving
money under false pretenses, aud the singular
termination OF the case at West Chester, Pa.
were mentioned by telegraph yesterday.
Among the charges vas obtaining a watch from
Niss Single, lady in Caleb COpes family
Massey was also charged with making false rep
resentations ana purchasing farm from Mr..
Cope. Miss Single refused 10 appear, and with
ont her testimony the alderman decided the
case not made out. lie discharged the lord.
Mr.. Cepe extended an invitation to his lord
ship TO accompany him to the farm he had in
days gone by SO iancied. which invitation was
accepted. ana the two. Mr.. Cope, and lord
Massey" left the prison together. '.Iord Mas
sey Is nov resting quietly upon the farm OF L.
Hope.
TwEED's HorEs The proposed bill Of cV-
ceptions in Tweed's case was served on the DIS
trict attorney on Friday last. In reference to
q rumor that Tweed's counsel have discovered
'what they regard fatal errors in the legisla-
tion relating TO Blackweli's Island" as a place
for the commitment Of county criminals. Mr..
Allen OF the District attorneys office, says there
Is nothing whatever in this point. Mr.. W Hard
Bartlett, one OF Tweed's counsel, was asked
whether Tweed was to be brought before tue
court on wilt OF hdleaS corpus on the point al
luded TO, or any other point. but Mr. Il artlett
said he was not at liberty to state what steps
counsel would take IN the matter, further than
that they were all certain that the conviction
would he ultimately reversed.
THE NEWS FROM HAYTI is unsatisfactory.
President Massage Saget will not abandon the
presidency except 10 establish Gen. Dominique
therein. and as there is a party in the house
representatives determined not to have Do
mingue at all, trouble is imminent. Domingo.
is ready Tor any emergency that may arise. H
was heard to say: ''Ah! they do not want M
for president, but they shall have me-" Nissag
Saget keeps the peace with firm hand, an
talks but little.
VERDICT AGAINST AN ISsuRANCRCoNPANY.
Mrs. John Decamp has re covered through the