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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-04

EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &c.
tFOUETH GRAND PlC Nc
COLUNBIA LODGE No. I. ISDEPEND- "a
EST ORDER MECHANICs, ~
MoNDaY, june 7, is75. La
ENCU RsION.
The Fourth Of the popular
sUSDAY AFTERNOON FAMILY EXCURSIONS
will - ,giysEE b s 1es STEAMER IT.
SUNDAY EVENING, June 9th, sr17@s<.>ss
leaving her wharf fout Of 6th street, al $50 D. n
soing down the river forty miles.
IA. &C. PLANT, General Agent.
A GRAND MOUNTED PARADE AND PIC
In honor e the 2Hfh Anniversary &c the WASH
INGToN BJ TEHERS BENEVOLENT AS "A
soCIAEIVN, NJ. I. vii take place ~
LGFFLERS WASHINGTON CITY GAR In
Den,
Ga TUESDAY, JUNE- ISIS
Music p DUNCHS Brass and S,riag Band.
Tickets, admitting Gentlemen and Ladies, 50 cts.
IG-rtsrs Territorial House. Pennsylvania avenue
between "a aud 9th streets, a. D clock m. Car
images viii D provided Tor all butchers unable to
Iide On hgr-ebaCk.
sSIti particularly requested that all joining in
The procession shall wear high black hats and dark
NB -SaddIe Cloth, and R5settes can he had of
the Committee u Arrangements AZ LIS each.
CoHqH4,rrs. cf rraareB1sH'S-A. SIrBESER, stall
% 9th street wing; LIN TELLsR, Stall 539 9th
street wing, JuHy HAUGSTETTEE. 9th street wing
IACoH.A rrlCH. Penna ave. between 81 and AZ SITS
GEoEGE bE~SI "a. + 4. southwest, ANDREw LoEF-
IEk .sih street Wins CHRISTIAN PFLUG ER south
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n NEW PLANET DIsCOyERED.-Dr. Peters.
of Clinton, n. Y, announces to Prof Henry
this morning the discovery of a new planet
OF the eleventh magnitude. in II hours q
minutes, right ascension, south, y degrees,
II minutes.
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NAVAL ORDERS.-COmmander Edward
Terry ordered TO command the Constellation
during her practice cruise. Lieut.. Com
mander $. II. Baker, Lieuts. C. S. Sperry. s.
rodgers, j. b. Briggs, and Chaplain j, r.
Matthews to the Constellation during her
practice cruise. Assistant Surgeon Frank
anderson to the Naval Hospital, Chelsea,
Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-04

"WAYs THAT ARE DARK AMONG MAIL
CoNTRACToRs.-We give below a copy OF
letter sent by mail contractor in Wiscon-
sin, who is the accepted bidder ON a large
number of mail routes in Iowa, at a recent
letting, to person in that state, with whom
he is negotiating for low figures in the sub
letting OF route. This letter was passed
over to the postmaster at Canton, Iowa, and
for information. The letter gives some idea
OF the means often resorted to by contractors
to Increase the profits of their service, and OF
the plans adopted to secure the influence of
members OF Congress. There is no doubt but
that an increase of mail facilities is fire.
quently obtained upon the application of
senators and Representatives,, whose con-
sttuents are induced to ask for such increase
on the solicitation of contractors; and that
large sums are expended which benefit CON,
tractors more than the general public:
OFFICE NoRTHw EsTERN STAGE Co
ALBANY, WIS.,. April y, 1879.
ItIi0ai RdisfO1l, Canton, I0tc0:
We have your bid--sl9e-for service IN
route q ,c4 - Canton to MaS uoketa = ana
would say we have lower bids fn-from Ena.
cline, $40. We regard 50 trip, or Sia
would be good pay on that route with mas
sengers and freight and expenses, and the
probability that the service will be increased
10 two or three trips week and pay pr0 rata
We shall receive bids until May 10Th. You
can bid again If you wish. II your post
master viii get up a petition and have one
got up at Emeline, Crab Mills and Iron Hills
and have IL well signed, then get your mem
Der of Congress and Senator Allison n
tndOfse IL, you can get 1t up to three trips a
week by July LIST. Go at 10.
]. H. WARNER, Manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-04

ARMY GAzETTE.-Leaveo of absence on sur
geon's certificate of disability granted Capt.
James ii. Rollins, ordnance department. has
been extended six months on surgeons GER
tihcate OF disability. Leave of absence for
TWO months is granted Capt. James w
Reilly, ordnance department, Benicia
arsenal, California. Major Brantz Mayer
paynaster, is relieved from duty I'm the mill
tary division of the Pacific, and wifi pro-
coed to Baltimore, Nd. By direction of the
President, Major Brantz Mayer, paymaster
having served faithfully until he is over
siXty-two years of age, is, at his own re-
quest, retired from active service, to date
from June 18th, 1915. On the recommended
ton OF the chief of ordnance, Capt. William
Adams, ordnance storekeeper, is relieved
from duty at Fort Monroe arsenal, Virginia.
and ordered to report in person to the com
manding officer at Rock Island arsenal, Uli-
nois, for duty. First Lieutenant L. +. Riley
2lst infantry, is relieved from his present dtl-
Ties and ordered TO report TO the superintend-
ent mounted recruiting service at st. Louis
barracks, 10 accompany recruits under or
ders for the LIST cavalry, in the military di-
vision of the Pacific
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TELEGRAMs TO THE STAR

THE BEECHER TRIAL.
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THE Chicago Times Washington correspol-
dent says that Senator Jones laughs at his
recent loss of 500, 900 in Panama stock spacu-
IatiC MS, as il is "a mere flea bite" to him.
He is just about buying two of Ben. Buffers
granite palaces near the Capitol building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-04

BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE PENSION
OFFICE.-The Commissioner of Pensions in
his reorganization of his Office, intends to
establish and put in operation in a few days
board OF appeals, to consist of four persons
at present connected with the Pension bu-
reau. The duties of this board will consist
Jected by the regular examiners, or otherwise
passed upon by them, and appealed TO this
board,
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PROMOTIONS IN THE PATENT OFFICE
The following clerks have been promoted to
be first assistant examiners in the Patent
Offce: l.. NJ. T.. Cook. of Washington. ID. c.:
Luther h. Sleigh, of Ohio; VIM. II. Caasey.
oi california. Also, the following to be sec
ond assistant examiners: VIM. III. DOoIittle
of Mimi; j. Harvey Pierce, of Del; Oscar
Woodward, of Iowa.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-01-02

srtgpn. Liberty .m.H. srasr, salysus
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tbe Backbone Bailroad
chartered IS run iaom point g /
this State, north eli tha MancAas
Pass s. to Clinton Louisiana, ang |
thence t0 Vieksburg, with latefal
branches, east, 10 the Jachsen |
foad and vest @ Baton rouge,
mr. Bates. it's president. arranged
~ chass boih the Baton houa
md Crosse Tete road apd the
T,onisiana Central. Tire directors
Fl tbe Backbone denied MI
Bates authority to make the two
purchases and refused to carry
ont his contract. 10 make & long
story short. the Backbone laPsed
INTO fancy stock affair; the Crosse
lete road Is owned and rnn by
M. is. Pike, tie banker; JudgF
Bovce died and, for awhile, tne
Central Stem seemed as IT II would
die also
However, last year Senator
Sprague. Of Rhode Island then
sery wealthy and eiiterprlsipg, and
hrewdly bent ON investing ~
Southern lands mines, factories
and railroads was induced to
take np the Central Stem a new
Board of Directors vas organized,
comprising prominent citizens oi
Shreveport. Natchit0ches, Alezan-
dria and New Orleans; and Air.
Latham, an old and wealthy mer-
chant af Brownsville, Texas, and n
Ibrother-in-law Of Senator Sprague
was elected President, There
was every prospect, now, Of the
CONSERVATION of the road, when the
memo Ia iinancial panic Ct sep
tember 1873, burst suddenly over
/ the commercial world Down vent
| one great firm after another, be-
fore tle Irresistible hurricane; and
lin tho vide sweeping disaster were
evolved and lost the fortune and
Enterprises of Senator Sprague.
The same blow that stopped the
Louisiana Central Stem Railroad
| also stopped the Texas and Pacific
/ Bot the latter gigantic enterprise
had too much vitality il It to be
long prostrate, and as the master
4 mind that controls Its destinies
appears certain 81 carrying them
on to successful completion, it u
matter 81 congratulation that he
4 has determined also to give hil
powerful aid To aroad SO free q
defects iii its title, SO clear Of IN
4 cnmbrances, and SO important t.
our city and State as the Louis
lana Central Stem.
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-01-02

we wiH accept Nay in country
proane for limited number IF
ties Subscriptions 70 orr eaper.
Tefms two dollars per year We
hoee our country iFiends VIII
aail Themselves promptly Of this
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-01-02
MARRIED.
IlIEIO.

. IL L4-4A-e
on Tuesday tndrning, the 29tA ult, SAkAH
SELMA GLAsS POOL, aged Us years
boa,hs apd is days. daughter Of Mary Deputy
ma Charley Glasspeol
IL Taken away
STOUT DC lia,b and stcrdy Of heart.
Fr6m eyes that tire " halg their light from her,
ANA put low. ldw underneath TIE clpy
ia her spring, on this winter day
Passes away,
All Tho pride Of eirl-l He bespn.
AIl me hope 81 I've yetto rnn ~
Who dares to ouestian, when 'ne saith&' way &
Mprmpr not -only pray
Enters To aaE
Anather bolg ~ esureyprd sed,
Anolhe soul on ha lHgin God
Her Chris was burr a. and lives aiwag;
Trust Vim, ADA 20 your way AFRlENp
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SUCCESS SION NoIIoE.

STATE an I0UIsTANAs
pAFsa 90 cAteAsiEr,
aecsssioa IL RALPH ron IMAM, Ne. e2.
PARISH COURT
WEARY FOREMAN, AdminislFatrlx q the
Isl above entitled and nuaheFea suecessiqns
having 8iea 3D. iaia GnaFt heg hqal tableaa 81
,aec6uht and dfsifibuhoa 90 the gpnda with Der
0sfllimn f69 Ella homOlosation thcteoh granted
fy ofdeF 40 nytf
Ihega.ere, notice 3 aaFeb1 given t0all persQas
nfosesad d nahe tAalg opppaition IA tinss
m aNoo. Is ths town. 81 IAko chafies, and
SHOW asaio ans iheg have why aeid tahleap
shna nat bo apntppod and hom0lsgated.
ClHRna 0aficH. LkkE oasnhHsi hA3
ASA RYAN, Clerk.
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Tim RAnAoAB. By reieraao

llfIE RAILRoAD. By reference
to an article from the New Orleans
the DIST instant, il will
he ~ the project Of b rail-
load ifom NeR 0fleans to Texas.
ga Shreveport i strongly favor
Il IL, course, important
fsf New Orleans To have Z road
topping ne Texas and Paeiie
aa AaIis absolutely nacessa
u ior lnr u lae q short line
d y Houston We may have
III wait i've hi SITS yeaFs but onr
rii d irom NeW Orleans to
Houston wiIl certainly bs chi she'd.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-01-02

Ihe attention Ql oar readers Isl
oalIad to tha fact hat nm Adrien
Comhe. aeent for the singer Sew
n aeliin has removed his ofiqe
fo Nyan street. where ho may 5e
ud Hereafter Eis has just re-
csised number of machines
neaalas, thread so., WHICH, he will
conssantly keep on hand
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SATURDAY,. january 2 l575

Our acknowledgements on.tbe am
instant I ihe bemoeratiemem
hers elect remember tha lheY
eto elected t. Represent sae peo-
Fle And rof a 1pfgess them.
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-. ]. - &c ina1

p bryan has just
received large md fresh iot Of
amilE groceries g good assort-
81 bopi aud shoes, q supply
of 8f ag and smoking to-
baecs afieiy D gme oi
thb s Guides ever tasted,
nIich &c Offers r. SET az the very
lowest prices His'motto i small
pfoGfs anl qnick sales He viii
BE found d. bis old stand, ne1t
door e the EEEIY Demo Office.
Whep You are passing through
town, look for the Echo sign
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-01-02

arE. on the 26th
nItin0 Governor Ell. 9 Var
moib asabhed ond mortoily wound
ed 1Ir y g. Byerly, Chief editor
m Tie New Orleans Bulletin.
Narmoth was assaulted By Bger
iy, and seems 6 have acted in self
delenee, bat tbe Homicide is none
the Ne aeplorabie. Byerly was
one 81 Lonisiana ablest cham
ops against tie Kellogg usufpa-
on apd his nripely death will
he widely and deeply lamented.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13
New Ihampshire Election,

The latest returns (which are not
yet completely from New Hampshire,
indicate that the Republicans have
elected. five Senators and the Demo
Gratis five, there being no choice in
two districts. The Republicans will
have seven or eight majority in the
House andlwill fill two vacant Sena-
torial seats with their own candidates,
on the assembling of the Legislature.
The Council stands Democrats to 3
Republicans, The respective candi-
dates for Governor "ran within 100
votes of each other" and each re-
ceived 80, ,000votes. 1t is believed the
Prohibition vote will be about 800.
Jones, Democrat, and Bell, Democrat,
are elected from the First and Second
Congressional Districts, and Blair,
Republican. from the Third District,
the latter's majority being about so,
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13
Civil ltiKhta Dllnculty.

At Montgomery, Ala, on Thursday
night, several colored men applied at
the theatre for tickets of admis-
sion to the parquet, to witness Wag-
ner's minstrel performance, and were
refused. Subsequently Wagner was
arrested by deputy marshal on CON-
plaint of four blacks, for violation of
the Civil Rights law, and q bond of
$500 was given for his appearance be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Dimmick
next morning. The colored com
plainants are described as notorious
politicians" two of whom were ode.
feated By their own color for county
officers at the last election" The
hearing in the case yesterday lasted
until o'clock in the afternoon, when
the Commissioner "quashed'' the
complaint but gave no opinion in the
matter. 1t is said the blacks are try
ing to get up another complaint which
will be sustained.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13
NDLING wOoD,
sHERIFE,s SALE.

DY virtue OF writ OF Ais. Fl. Fa., 10 me
ID directed, will be exposed to public sale.
on the farm OF Isaac y. Cleaver, near Por
Penn, in st. Georges Hundred, In New Cass
tie County, Dol, on
THURsbAY. TIE 18th DAY OF MARCH.
1875. at u O'Clock. N.
The following described personal property.
viz: . i"
farm wagons, l OF cart, horse cart, i car
rage, Cot Of harness, aud other farming uten-
sils, &c, Wheat In the ground. Also, house
hold and Kitchen furniture, &c
Seized and taken into execution as the pro-
perty OF Isaac s. Cleaver, and to be sold by
WIN. H. JAMESON, Sheriff.
Sherih's Once, New Castle,
March I'd, A. D., 1875, mar32tawtsS
Also, on the same day, time and place as
above named, will sell one-han interest. OF
20 acrea Of wheat in the ground. 5&
Seized and taken into execution as the pro-
perty Of Darrach Cleayer, and to be sold BY
W - WIN. II. LAMBS0N, Sheriff.
Sherifrs Omee, New Castle,
March I'd. A. D., 1915. mars-2tawts
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13
Religious.

Preaching tomorrow at the Second
Baptist church, corner of French and
Fourth streets, by the pastor Rev.
Alex. Macarthur, at 1890 a. m, and
7:3O p. In. All are cordially invited,
Rev. II. L. Singleton, of Baltimore,
will preach in the First Presbyterian
churh, on Market street above 9th, to-
morrow at 1890 p. m, in the morn
ing, and at 7:30 in the evening.
Strangers and others are invited to
attend.
West Presbyterian Church-Ser-
vices tomorrow at 1890 a. m., and
7.30 y. m, by the pastor, Rev. j. nj
T. Otis. The Lords supper will be
administered in the morning. Sub.
ject for the evening: "Halting between
two opinions" All are cordially in.
vited.
Trinity Parish--sunday, March IA,
Trinity Chapel-King and Fifth
strects-Morning 1890 o'clock--even'
ing 7:30 o'clock.
Old Swedes-Church and Seventh
streets-Morning 1890 o'clock-after
noon o'clock. Confirmation cias
ON Wednesday evening at 7:3o o'clock
Services in the First Baptist Churcl
as usual. Preaching at 1890 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m, by the pastor Rev. t
M. Eastwood. All are cordially In
vited. Sabbath school meets at
O'Clock q. IN, School for colored peo
ple 1n eets in the Hall ON 18th street
between Market and Orange at 2 p
IN. A cordial invitation is extended
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13
THIRD EDITION.
Terrible Accident.

A Man gets both has legs cut Off on tie p.
W. d. B. Il. II.
Last night a terrible accident occur
red on the P. W. s. B. r. R., between
Aberdeen and Perrymansville, by
which a named ] Newton Nickerson,
of Philadelphia had both his legs cut
off.
He was on train No. go the north
bound New York and Washington ex-
press, and when between the places
above mentioned attempted to walk
from one car to another. In doing so
he fell between the platforms. and two
cars passed over him,
CUTTING OFF PoTH LEGS,
just above the knee. The accident
was observed and the train was imme-
diately stopped, and backed to the
place when the unfortunate man was
lying. He was taken aboard and
brought to this city when DR.. J. K.
Kane was called to the depot and
rendered the necessary medical as
sistance. Mr.. Nickson Yves then placed
on the train and sent to Philadelphia
In charge of some friends who were
with him on the train.
The injured man was in very low
condition, and his recovery was scarce
ly expected.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

AN ESCAPE. Chariot Short, IL well
known character, was before Esquire
Publ, yesterday, on charge OF disor, no
derly conduct. She was nned Sl,oo
and costs, and in default OF payment
was ordered to be committed team
was procured in which Charlotte was
placed and driven first to the City Hall.
where some ether prisoners were to be
taken in. While the Constable was
down in the cells Charlotte slipped
from the carriage, sang out good by
TO the drove and placing her thumb to
her nose twirled her fingers contemp-
tuouslY and ran away.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13
SECOND EDITION
Accident TO the BIaJiltOns.
AN UPSET IN THE SNOW SEVERAL OF TIE
COMPANY sLlGHGLY HURT

COMPANY sL1GHGLY HURT.
Thursday morning, Manager Mish-
Ter, of Reading, while in Easton, got
into sleigh with the Majllton com
.pany, to drive to the depot. One of the
front runners ran into deep rut in the
street car track. In attempting to pull
ont 1f the rut tho sleigh was upset and
All ,,e passengers thrown out, and Sc
veral of them received slight injuries
Mrs. Majilton had her ear hurt and
face scratched; Miss Majiltop, head
slightly cut; Miss Bowler, face scratch.
ed and slight bruise on the temple;
Miss Kemp, one band cut; Mr.. Frank
Majilton, head cut; Mr., Chapman, hand
cut. All the members of the troupe
with the exception OF Mr.. Taylor, re
ceived small Injuries, and Manager
Mlshlcr received a confusion on the
head. 1t was reported that ono of the
young ladies tainted during the accid
ent
None, however, were seriously injur
ed, and they will appear at our Crane
Opera House, this evening, as announ
ced
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

AN OUTRAoE.-The Milford NesOs
saws: A Crowd from the village of
Nelton, made raid on the residence of
Anthony Whitley. and John Stevens,
living near Plymouth Station, between
Canterbury and FELTON,, on Monday
night last, tore down the house and
drove Whitley's wife and children away
/ shoeless and without clothes. They
hhot Whitley and bucked and gagged
Stevens, neither wero fatally injured.
MRS. Whitley is suffering very much
lfrom her feet being badly torn on the
{froZen ground.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

CHARGE OF HOUSE BKEAKtNG.-B
fore Squire Frazer, yesterday, John
Reedy charged Mrs. Bridget Cotton
with breaking into his house. From
tile. evidence it appeared that JOHN
drove his wIIe ilvu. noiAc, add .vch.d
up the house. Mrs. Reedy went 10
her mother, Mrs. Cotton, and the two
came back together, forced an entrance
into the house, and took away Mrs.
Reedy's clothes. The case was dis
missed.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

GENERAL GRANTS RIVAL. The mann
moth steer "Gcneral Grant" owned by
David Branson, of Chester county, has
it would seem, a formidable rival in an
animal owned by Il Mr.. ScitZ. Follow
ing are the dimensions OF the Scita
steer Height g feet 3 inches; belly, ~
feet 3 inches; girth, 10 feet 2 inches;
wither to butt, z feet 8 inches, horns
to butt, 8 feet inches; around the bel
ly. II feet 8 inches. The steer will be
eight years old next October. 1t Is not
clumsy in appearance. BY calculations
made of measurement, it weighs about
4,5O0 pounds, and looks as though 1t
could take on 1000 pounds of fat yet,
without any inconvenience.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

THE DAY CAsE.-At $3.50 o'clock last
evening. the jury in the Day case, after
being out about seven hours, returned
to the q. s. Court room and delivered q
verdict for the defendants. By this ver-
dict the bondsmen Of G.. H. B. Day are
released from all responsibility from
whatever deficiency existed on his bond
District Attorney Higgins moved at once
for u new trial. and will file reasons for
the motion by Tuesday. next. The Court
then adjourned until that time.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

ALL TAKEN.-The entire loan Of $780,
900 offered by the middle division OF the
Peach Bottom Railway has been taken,
thus denetipg the public confidence in
the enterprise. This is the road which
runs West from Oxford, to which point
it is proposed to extend the Wilmington
and Western road.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

A SCANDAL. Esquire Frazer,
yesterday, a slander suit was tried be-
Tween two young ladies. The defend
ant, it appeared, had circulated a re-
port that the plaintiff was in the habit
! of visiting houses of an improper
!. character. The trial developed the
fact that the defendant had been mis-
informed, whereupon the young Ia
dies kissed and made up, and the case
was dismissed.
The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

GETTING READY.--The Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company are get.
ing ready as fast as possible for the
the opening of their office in this
city. The storm today interfered
with the stringing of the wires, but
the office will be opened at Fourth
and Market streets, by Monday night
or Tuesday morning. Ibis company
will send kilograms to all points at
greatly reduced rates.