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1Pure air is better than tar for weak lungs.
~Pottsville has society Of "Jolly Corks.'
~Old folks say this winter is like 1916.
nFHom9opatay has again been refused ad
mittance to the University of Michigan.
~ The diplomatic representatives of Spain
at Paris, London, and Lisbon have resigned.
~It is said to have become the fashion in
Boston, to announce on the invitation cards to
gold and silver weddings, that "no presents will
be received"
~The report of the special commissioner to
the Pennsylvania state legislature recommends
an appropriation of one million dollars in aid Of
the Philadelphia Centennial.
NA well-dressed, able-bodied man, appar-
entity O mechanic, walked UP and down state
street, Boston, the other day, begring upon his
hat q large placard, on which was inscribed 81
want work"
UCapt. Burton, the African explorer, has
discovered at Castillieri, in Istria some similar
edifces, of which he made plans, and which he
describes as "the most ancient that he has yet
SEEN" The foundations appear to be more an
cient than the "cyclopean" structures at Ny
csnai.
~Nice Little Giri-Oh, Mr.. Brown, give me
one of the fish you've been catching. Brown
(who rather fancies himself, and does all he can
to keep up the characterl-I haven't been fish
ing, my dear; I've been for row. Nice Little
Gfrl-Why, Emily was looking ct you through
q telescope, and said you did nothing but catch
crabs. Brown retires, smiling painfully -
Judy.
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THE CASE OF BATES AGAINST THE BOARD
OF HKALTH.-Mr. A. X. Browne, attorney OF
the Board OF Health, to day served a notice on
Nessrs. Dayidge and Williams, attorneys for
Frederick Bates, that on Saturday next he
would mQSe 70 quasi the writ of certiorari
Batss,>lt will be remembered, is charged with
maintaining nuisance In the city-a soap and
candle lmanui aetory-and petiuoned for a writ
Of eertioanska bring up the papers, taking the
ground that the Police Court has not jurisdic-
hon- The nnsoueOa Wnisa the motion to quash
poration created by Consrsss, and has exclusive
power 10 declare what shan be nUisances; I'd,
tie Police Court has full and exclusive juris-
dietion in the matter: Sd, the information is
properly brought, and ought not to be in the
United States; 18th, the Police Court is a court
OF record, and from its sentence or Judgment
the defendant has a remedy by appeal and on
such appeal all questions OF law may be re-
viewed.
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~Flap-jack sociabIes are raging in Iowa.
~The hsckman's bawl-"Kerriage, sr?"
~Minneapolis wants q kindergarten school
Immediately.
81 "Diapbanous tooth picks" are a new
French conceit.
~Attendance at prayers is compulsory at
Vassar college.
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DEATH OF A LADY SoMNANBULIsT.-The
Hartford Times says: A few days ago we pub
lished the singular story OF the midnight wan
derings in New Haven Of a Mrs. Reilly, who
left her bed and home and wandered OFF without
other protection than her night clothes, while
10 be lost, but before the next night she was dis
covered lying along narrow and seemingly
inaccessible place beneath the East Chapel
street bridge, and in Q most dangerous position
above the deep rushing flood. She was finally
rescued alive, alter having remained in that
critical position, unclad, from midnight till the
next afternoon. She stated that she heard peo-
pie walking the bridge above her, and speaking
about her, and saying that she never could be
found; but that she was not seemingly enough
awake to be able to call them, though wishing
to do 30. She has since died from the effects OF
her exposure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-07

BUILDING AssoCIATIoN.-Att the Goth regular
monthly meeting of the North Washington
Building Association held last evening twenty
shares were advanced upon at an average of
60 cent.
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TIE THRATRR COMTQUE is in the flood tide of
success with meek and Neck" and other sensa-
tons this week, which seem to satisfy the pa
irons of the house, for they are all on hand,
and their number Is steadily increasing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-07

TONIGHT the Richings- Bernard troupe of
"Old Folks" sing at the Congregational church
inaugurating the series of concerts to be given
there during the winter
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PBkEaPKuTfcAL VALUE OF CABBAGE
LRAvEs.-The Revue de la Therapeutique
enumerates some of the uses IN which cabbage
leaves have proved of special value in disease.
Among the uses thus specified, prominence is
given to the property this leaf possesses OF ex-
citing and augmenting suppuration of the
secretion of ulcers, alterations, vesices, and
pustules. It has the same action on the integu
ments affected by Inflammation from erysipelas
or boils, and removes TISSUES in morbid con-
dition. The augmentation of suppuration is
constantly followed by an amelioratIon and
often by cure-it is the condition necessary to
the result. and the property of the leaf which
determines this result is an indirectly curative
property. But this property, according to the
Revue, does not consist in any principle which
the leaf yields Tor absorption, but rather in an
affinity which the leaf has for the vitiated
secretions. The leaf exercises this affinity on
open ulcers, or on ulcers covered by thick or
thin scab or crust, and also on the thickened
epldemis, or where converted into thickened
rind-like membranes. The cure of an ulcer by
these leaves, however widespread and long
standing it may be, is without danger and re-
lapse is very rare.
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LOCAL NEWS,
Amusemenfs. &C. To-nIxhI

- National Taeatsr.-Kellogg, English Opera
Troupe in Faust"
Pcrs's Opera HoUse-Madame Janauschek
rs "Adrienne, the Actress"
TASdteT COHiqhe.-E. T. Stetson in the start
ling drama of meek and Neck"
Congregational C1Urci.-Grand Organ Con-
cert and the "Oldde Folks"
Grand Concert at the Methodist Protestant
church, GeOrgetosn.
.orehestriOn music at No. 46s Pennsylvania
Avenue.
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PROPERTY SALE IN ALEXANDRIA, VA
Green s. Wise, auctiopeers, sold To- day for Geo.
walker, assignee Of + J.. Tolson, bankrupt, the
frame dwelling ard lot on the west side OF
Washington street, bet seen Gibbon and Frank
lin streets, TO +. J.. Tolson for ti,5I5.-Alezas-
aria Ta.l eassite, ga.
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BLOODY TRAGEDY.-The Louisville Cou-
Ter- journal of the ! thus describes the shock
ing tragedy committed by desperate charac-
ter named Thomas Cooke. in that city, on the
day, his provocatiOn being jealousy: Drawing
from his pocket an ordinary, but very SHARP
barlow knife, he jumped tOwards his wife, selZ-
irg her by the hair as she turned TO flee, and
plunged the blade five times in quick succession
into her back. She fell to the floor and with the
appraised knife ne would have stabbed her again
Then darling to the side OF bis mother-intiaw
with an oath he sunk the blade deep into her
left shoulder. There the thought of the enor-
nifty of the crime which he had COM
mitted must suddenly hive flashed upon his
mind. Disordered by the'rladness Of his anger
without moving from the body OF his last victim
he threw back his head and cut a cash five
inches long in his exposed throat. severing the
arteries and sending the blood spouting over
the floor. Meanwhile Ellen Martin, with a ter
rited shrek, ran out into the open AIR and
started for the drug store. Suddenly ii occurred
10 Cooke that she had witnessed the awful
tragedy, and, SI.h the blood lowing from his
wounds upon 70 clothing, marking his way
with a crimson stream, he pursued her twenty
yards with the reeking knife in his hand that
had served his purpose so terribly. He turned,
however, and burst into the next house, occu.
pied BY Mrs Lindley, and fell upon the bed,
saturatlng 1t with blood. No sooner had he en-
tered II than following linn came some wOmeu
bearing the form of his wife, who was placed
upon the same bed.
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TIE BOARD OF HEALTH met last night, and
the health officers report for the week ending
Jan. 81 was submitted, showing go nuisances
abaied; 10 dead animals removed; marine pro-
ducts inspected, p 000 bushels oysters and 5,725
punches Of hsh; unwhOlesOme food condemned ,
9 pounds beef, IS pounds lamb, % rabbits, Is
turkeys and 40 birds; privies cleaned BY the
Odorless Excavating company, COO. A commu-
nicau0n was read from the health officer, re-
ferring TO the filthy condition of many of the
streets and alleys in consequence of garbage
being thrown upon them By hOusekeepers, there
being no garbage collectors 10 remove the same:
referred 70 the Governor. barometer and
nydrometer were ordered to be purchased for
use OF the milk inspector. DIR. Cox submitted
An esq on the VARIOUS kinds OF oils used for
~ """--slIig purposes, sI.v-ins 49, uanger o.
using some of them, and recommending that an
inspector be appointed to test the purity of such
oils for sale in the markets; referred to the
itary police committee. The treasurer was au-
thoriZed 10 purchase a medical dictionary for
use Of the board, and 10 subscribe for the Con-
gressional Record.
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LIQUOR LICENSES They Must in an Cases be
APIrOred by the Board If POlics.-ColOnel VIM.
a. Cook, attorney for the District of Columbia,
has addressed letter to Governor Shepherd,
In reference TO the granting of liquor licenses,
IN which he takes the ground that such licenses
must In all cases be approved by the Board OF
Police before they become valid. He quotes the
acts Of Congress of July %, 1866, amendatOrv OF
acts approved August 8, 1861, and July I6, 1862,
'to establish a Metropolitan tpOlice in the Dis.
t ,h OF Columbia, to increase the efficiency
thereof, and for other purposes" which amen
datory act provides that sit shall be unlawful
Tor any person or persons keeping an ordinary
restaurant saloon, or other place where spurious
liquors are sold within the District of Columbia,
TO give, sell, or dispose of any intoNica ting
drinks srlfb0Bt license GppTOred by the Board Of
Poi'cs; and hereafter no such license shall be
having jurisdiction within said District until
the same shall EGrs been dDyr0red IN the
Board q Police, and so certified by the
secretary thereof under the official seal"
In reference to the question whether the power
of the board is merely formal or whether il re-
9uires the exercise of discretion or judgment,
Col. Cook Is Of the opinion that the power of
approval OF license Is not one which simply re-
Quires formal or ministerial action, but the
exercise OF sound discretion and judgment as
70 the prOpriety or Improperly OF granting
licenses for the sale OF intoxicating i7ouors 10
persons who may apply for them. He states
that IN cases which have come before them
noth me criminal and police courts have held
that compliance with the re gulatiOns or require
ments Of the District was only an initiatory
step or proceeding, and of itself conferred no
right; ard that there could be no legal sale of
intoxicating liquors until after an approval of
An application or license by the Board OF PO-
lice, and that il was intended by the act of Com
gress TO commit to the Board of Police the nnal
anu conclusive control over the granting OF
licenses. Col. Q. closes by saying: alt may be
proper TO add that the power of approval is
clearly one that should not lie dormant. II
should be exercised with as little delay as pos
sible, 50 that the question of the right of sale
may be promptly and finally determined"
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MERCHANTS LINE OF STEAMSHIP
WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK.

Hereeter the nne Steamships 4. q. KNIGHT ana
Y TIP between NEW YORK, ALEX 1If4s
AANNphIA, MAsHIHG sndah
SEOkGkTONh, as follows:-Leave NEW YORK.
rom Pier So East river, every SATURDAY at q
p m; leave SEokGETQwH every FRIDAY ct
aasn, iul, iniormstion spPly g 4. p A. DKsHAM,
town, or at the corner OF nth and New York
avenue; W. THOMPSON, President.
freighs delivered by Knorb Express. Or
ders len at General Once, sos PennsyIsania ave.
nue., or ct the steamer wharf, viii be promptly at
tenoeo 70. iell-tr
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STEAMER LINES

WAsHINGToN, NORFOLK, BOSTON Asu
w PROVIDENCE.
The tne Iron Steamer LADY OF THE LAKE
having resumed her regular trips to -
Norfolk, Will leave her wharf, foot EaS
q 6th street, every MONDAY sndaks-.<s11.
ThI ksDAf, at ,. 70 tosching at principal River
Land inGs, connecting II Norfolk with Stsamship OF
the M sne M: line for Boston and Proyidenoe
Freight sheuld be addressed " care Of Lady o. the
Lake, via korfolk.n Branch ticket once al Knsxa
kxpress once, sos Pennsylvania avenue
N. u. FITZHUGH, Agent, 9Th street wharf
DORSEY CLAGETT, General Agent,
mhr Plants Store, corner lsth " sRd Pa ave
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A LITTLE CANDID CRITICIsM.-Not long ago
the Youthful MIR. c. was engaged TO mani
pulate tue ivory on a church organ not far from
the Hub. At the same church and upon the
same occasion Unitarian clergym an was en-
gagged to officiate IN the pulpit Both OF these
gentlemen left town the following morning by
the same train, and both occupied the same
train, and both occupied the same seat, the
young orgsnist recognizing the clergyman, but
himself unknown TO the cloth. Passing the
compliments of the morning, the cloth queried
Church on the preceding day. Organ said he
had the pleasure, and asked Pulpit how he
liked the music. Pulpit said the music would
have been excellent If the organ had not been
PLAYED in so LOUD and bosterous a manner.
Then old Pulpit asked young Organ how he
liked the preaching. Organ, said, "Not at all;
the preacher was too loud and rantinR." A
gentleman in the next seat who had listened to
the conversation, and knew both parties, turned
about and kindly introduced the clergyman to
III orge mist Ia crencs Mdss.l Aaaericdn.
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MIsER's FATB.-A female miser was dis
covered in New York by the police last week,
and taken to the Bellevue hospital Saturday
evening. The surgeon discovered that she was
suffering from general debility produced by
starvation and exposure. She was too weak to
endure bath, and her clothes were simply
taken of, her dress being put beside her bed.
Her Clothing was black with dirt and filled with
vermin, While the nurse was undressing her,
she threw aside the dress, when suddenly the
OLD woman sprang out of bed and fiercely re-
sisted her. Warden Brennan then examined
the dress, and found that it was absolutely
quilted with money. 1t contained nineteen
pockets, each Of which was filled with money,
from pennies up to dollars. About $500, In
GLIDING ss in pennies and $40 in old city and
state hank bills, were found, with a large QUAR-
tity of bank bills which were absolutely rotten
and crumbling to pieces. 1t took the warden
over two hours to count the money. Mean.
while the old woman was growing worse, and
early yesterday she died. The old woman had
no home, and had been sleeping one night in
one shanty and another on doorstep, depend
ing entirely upon the charity of the very poor
for food and lodging. She had evidently been
begging and starving herself for years, while
she was scraping together the $500 which was
found in her worm eaten dress.
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The GRAND CONCERT tomorrow evening at
the Scheutzen park by the Marine band and
several prominent yocaiists, for the benefit of
the poor OF Washington, commends itself TO the
charitable of the District. Tho music will b.
of high order, and will no doubt repay those
who wilt the park.
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Interesting Experience i'm the Game
of Draw Poker,
From the Courier-,JOurna

from the Courier Journal
1t was Mr.. Simmons deal. 1 was the oldest
man and the blind was three, calls seven. Ike
Raggles saw it; then it was risen by Jones to
the dealer stayed. Then il took me twelve TO
make II good, which put up, and / remarked
10 the society that il would cost only twenty
hye more for TO draw. Every last gentleman
stayed, but 1t was not risen any higher. Then
the dealer says to me, Chow MANY will Won
take?" Says /, "A card" I had aces and
kings, and got an ace in the draw. Ike took
three and Jones two, but Brown had enou yh,
and told the dealer to help hisself, which he
took only five. There was now about 100 chips
on the board. Ike bet one Jones went ten
he stood pat. The dealer SAID that his'n was
valued at twenty more.
Then said /, Chow many does it take me ?''
Some one said "forty chips" which [ invested
likewise, with sixty better. Then all passed up
to Brown, and wanted him bad to stay with
his steal, but his sand gave out and he passed.
SAYS the dealer to me, GLOW many did you
draw" Says |, 'a card" "Well," saws he,
81 don't want to lay down this hand; | will bet
sixty more than yOu!" Now the dealer was =
stranger like TO our party. He was from the
country, and didn't know much about d. D. So
| thought it WAS ny charitable duty to let him
down easy, and only called him.
"What have you got?" said I. Give pairs :"
said the Mr.. Simmons. Then it was my time to
be sorry that had an ace full on kings. "But,D
SAYS the genial Mr.. Simmons, "mine Is two pairs
OF jacks" Then / said 'O!" and put on nv
hat and went down in the street to look for
Christmas. As 1 went out of the door, Brown
asked me chow many | took?" But Brown
always was a person which will kick man
when he is down.
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Suicide I'm the Woods


TIE BODY OF AN UNKNOWN MAN POUND HANG
ING to- TREE.
About 1870 O'Clock to day, as Mr.. Q. II. 7.
Linskey, clerk in the Second Auditors office,
who resides about three miles from Georgeto sn,
IN Alexandria county, Va, was coming to this
city, he discovered on the Fairfax and George
town turnpike, about half a mile from the
Aqueduct bridge, the body OF a genteelly
dressed man hanging BY the neck to tree.
where he gave the information, thinking
1t might be the body of Mr.. l.. Gold
smith, whose mysterious disappearance from
this city has been Noticed in the city papers.
He states that the man Is well dressed, with a
beaver hat, overcoat and grey pants, and that
his hair and whiskers are black, mixed with grey.
on learning the facts Chief Clarvos teIe-
graphed to the Georgetown station for Lieut..
Hurry to send at once and ascertain whether
there is anything about the body by which it
can be identified.
JANAUsCHEK.-The wonderful personation of
Mary Stuart by Madame Fanny Janauschek is
so familiar to plsy-goers that an extended no.
tice of the performance of hast night at Ford's
Opera House is unnecessary. The role of the
Inflated Queen of Scots is one in which the
great actress has full scope for the portrayal of
the tender and wemanly feelings which seem
with her nature and not art. Tonight she as
a role which offers her an equal opportunity to
show her dramatic powers, but in another di-
rection-" Adrienne Lecouvreur, the Actress"
No one who can appreciate one OF the greatest
tTlnmphs OF the dramatic art should fail to see
the performance this evening.
A
The KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs RELIEF AssoCIA-
TON last night elected officers for the ensuing
year, as folOws:-G, j. l.. Foxwell, president;
Ge0ige Lewis Eberly, vice president; j. Il. Cold
we'll. secretary; G. j. Brown. treasurer; George
\. Hansel, A. j Cunning, Thomas Humphrey,
A. A. Bishop, Hugh Devine, A. f. L. eese. A.
I. Cavis, c. II. Hospital, y. Hartung, X. Har-
der, George Muller, George +. StrObel, John n.
Shombert, ii. q. Fowler, n. III. Stevens, j. X.
Rigges, directors.
TIE MUSICAL FUELIC will be happy to lesrn
that Mr. Theodore Thomas will visit Washing
ton this month and give with his inimltabIe
orchestra two performances, viz: on the 18th
and 10th. The programme promises a great
treat, and the orchestra comes with abundant
laurels from their recent symphony perform.
ances in New York and Boston.
TIE THRATBR CoMIQUE is in the food tide of
success with Neck and Neck" and other sensa-
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POVERTY rs BAD, but the worst kind of pow
erty Is poverty of the blood; this makes man
"poor indeed" for it takes away his strength
courage and energy; but enrich the blood with
its vital element, Iron, by taking the Peruvian
Syrup "a protoXide of from and you will feel
rich and las good as anybody" Try it. 6
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A SNAIL TBLEGRAPH.-The snail, according
to some OF his admirers, discovered or invented
the electric telegraph; nay, he is the electric
telegraph, In his own proper though somewhat
crooked person. About twenty or twenty-five
years ago, this matter was much talked about
especially in France. We in England contented
ourselves with the designation, sympathetic
snails; but our energetic neighbors across the
channel rushed into science at once, and talked
OF the Telsgrdphe EScargotique. The assertion or
opinion on which it was founded was, that some
OF the lower animals, including snails, when
brought into contact, become affected by an
Identity OF function and movement. This iden-
tty, 1t was alleged, would continue after the
creatures were separated; inasmuch that if you
touched the head of one the other would feel it,
though at distance, and would show some kind
OF movement in the head; If you touched either
one on the tail, the tail of the other would man
ifest more or less agitation, and so on. The
practical application of this would be the con.
struction of code, alphabet, or vocabulary of
signals, giving to each movement of the animal
a definite meaning. And thus we might make
a snail telegraph-the slewest Of animals en-
Ployed to convey the quickest OF messages
Ea1lish Pdper.
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THE OPERA.-Verdi's beautiful opera of
Rigoletto was given last evening by the Kellogg
troupe in style highly satisfactory to the
andience. In many respects the performance
was better than that OF the previous night.
The orchestra was in better tune and offered
better support. Mrs. Van Zandt as Gilda was
most pleasing, and sang the role, difficult as it
IF, IN conscientious style, which caused the
audience TO, more than once, offer her a gener-
Gus encore. The new tenor, Mr.. Mas was
likewise well received, and in his several duOs
and solos sang with much taste. His voice is a
very pure tenor, and he will undoubtedly be-
come great favorite here. Mr.. Hall acted the
character OF RlgolettO most artistically, and
sang well considering the fact of his having a
severe hoarseness. The character of Spara-
fuele, assumed by Mr.. Henry Peakes, does not
afford scope for that gentleman's fine voice
and acting, but all that he did he did we'll
Maddiua was pers0nated by Mrs. Zelda Seguin
Like the character OF Sparafucile Maddina has
little 10 do in the opera, the principal vocal part
being the well known quartette, which was
splendidly Sung. Tonight we are to have
"Faust' With Kellogg, Peaks, Hsbleman, and
Seguin in the cast.
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TEACHER in Iowa has been disch arged for
obeying St. Paul, who says 'sGreet one another
with holy kiss" He kissed a schoolmarm.
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THA NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK, corner OF
New York avenue and 18th street, pays per ct.
Per snnum on deposits for each calender month.
TO g. 3Tts 1ItIe
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TIE BODY of Howard 7. Payne, who was
drowned in the Potomac above Georgetown on
the Sunday before Christmas, was recovered
about IL O'Clock this morning, near the place
where the fatality occurred, and was at once
conveyed to his late residence In this city
Two fishermen named Charles Nicholson and
Joseph Blackburn recovered the body. The
coroner was notified.