Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-03

several OF the meetings of the mana serS.
This was regarded as hopeful sign by her
friends, although at one time she told her
mother that she should not bother 10 get a
dress for the fair as she would soon be dead.
On Tuesday morning OF last week Miss
Myers arose from the family breakfast table.
saying that she was going up stairs. On her
way up she took OF her CATERS so as not TO
disturb her brother, who slept up stairs. She
Gleu walked to a rear window ia the third
story and jumped from 10 10 the ground. A
Miss Williams, who was visiting at a mar
Iied friends house in sd street, In the rear
OF Mr. Myers residence, saw her take the
leap, and the family of Mr.. Constant and
otter persons who live in sd street heard
her creams after she fell. Miss Myers arms
and legs were broken and she was iniureI
internally. She died In great agony three
hours afterwards. She was buried on Tues
day last-N J.. StUl, 81.
THE CADAvER BUsINEss-A man en-
ploy TO watch the medical colleges in this
city gives the following account ofone nights
eNperience:-"I kept up brisk walk along
the west side of the building. knowing that
was the only possible way TO crowd them in,
although / occasionally varied my beat by
going round on the other side OF the block,
passing both stairways. In the early part OF
the evening met and passed good many
pedestrians men of rough appearance-wEo
went through the alley in a leisurely way.
as If bent more on filling in time than any
hing else. AS the ghostly hour drew near
saw fewer OF these rough providers, and
finally found myself the sole wanderer i'm the
alley. little before midnight a Ii ght- COW
cred buggy turned in from the street. 1
was quite near il, and by the light OF the
street lamp l saw IL contained two men.
The one on the right was driving, and
chatting volubly TO his companion, who I'm
turn responded in a different and some
what coarser voice. Very good friends they
seemed TO be, and very civil, / thought.
OF course. they could have no subject con-
cealed In that little buggy, that was scarcely
large enough TO hold themselves. They
stopped suddenly, the driver speaking the
word whoa" in an unusually loud tone OF
rnf xr-QG alO hral.a ia
rope drop down from the upper regions very
Unexpectedly TO me, but not TO the soft
voiced gentleman on the right side OF the
buggy. He caught the end of IL, and in an
instant of time hooked IL fast 10 his friend
on the left, and up he went, while the chatty
driver drove Off alone. Sure enough, the
second man was an communicative stiff
and had been a consummate fool not To
think OF IL sooner. He went up in less than
five seconds, and was snatched I'm at an up
per window in twinkling. That driver
was a clever scouudrel, with considerable
talent for loquism."-IHdid'saDO'rS Her.
A LONG CHASE FOR FIFrY-TaoUsAND
DOLLAR BURGLAR Detectives
Walling and Mulvey, OF the Church street
Police, arrested James b. Cummingford at
S5S Sixth avenue on warrant from the
district attorneys Office, under a six years
old Indictment for forgery. CummIngford
is New Yorker, who went TO Baltimore ia
1853, and Joined the Produce Exchange in
that city. After becoming acquainted with
the best known business men In the Ex-
change, he told one OF them that he had ffiy
thousand dollars that he wished To invest n
government bonds. Not being ACQUAINTED
with any New York bankers or bro 5ers, ne
asked for letter of Introduction. One was
given him TO Charles Unger & Co, of 10 Ex-
change place. Cummingford Immediately
came to this city, and with the letter pre-
scented forged check on the Ninth National
Bank for $4,000. The firm had acted as
brokers for the Baltimore gentleman, ahd
without suspicion they gave him SI3 900 in
bonds, that being all that Unger & Co had at
the time. By the time that the forgery was
discovered Cummingford was on his way TO
Europe. Detective Dunn, of New York. aud
West, OF Baltimore, followed him across the
ocean, but learned that he had returned TO
this city, and yesterday morning he was ar
rested in his bed. He was committed ia de-
fault OF $4,000 bail.-M Y. San, SOth.
SUNDAY LIBRARIEs.-Mr. Thomas Wick
ers. librarian OF the public library of Cincin-
Lati, In his annual report just issued, says,
"The Sunday use of the library shows a very
marked increase, from an average OF As per
Sunday during the year 1884 TO an avera &c
OF Cos during the past year. For the coming
year there is every indication that the aver
age per Sunday Will not be far from LOCO.
This great success OF what was regarded by
as an experiment ofdoubtful propriefy, is the
best evidence OF the wisdom OF our board OF
education in directing il 10 be tried. Ger
tainly no one who will visit our various
reading rooms ON Sunday and observe the
large attendance of the young men of the
city, the earnest and thoughtful aspect of by
far the larger part Of them, and the quiet and
decorum which everywhere prevail, can fail
TO see that the library, with Its Sunday read
ing. is exercising a powerful influence for
good upon the morals OF the community"
HARD AND SOFT wArER-In discussing
the large death rate I'm Boston crrrespon-
dent of the Herald of that city throws out
this suggestion: "Other cities which appear
in worse condition as regards cleanliness are
much healthier. 1 think two causes aIe
operating In Boston which are mainly re-
sponsible for this high mortality. First and
chiefly, we drink too pure water-one that
does not supply enough mineral matter to
raj of the United States showed that men
from Massachusetts,, removing TO Iowa, a
hard-water district from a saltwater, grew
nearly one inch in stature after they had
reached their growth here. The French
army reports show a much larger proportion
Of conscripts rejected from soft than from
of French sanftarians that the death rate is
higher where soft water prevails"
A BANKRUPT CoSFEssKs TO FoRGERY.-
Edward j. Backenstose, q justice of the
peace Of East Hanover township, Pa, the
the shipping OF cattle TO eastern markets,
failed, and appointed an assignee last week
He has since confessed TO the forgery OF notes
amounting to between $4,000 aud si5, 900,
and has fed TO parts unknown. His liabili-
ties are reported TO amount to about $4,000.
Co-EDUcATIoN at Wesleyan university
has hardly proved a successful experiment.
W men Tour years ago ~ was resolved 70 ad-
init women four only embraced the offer, all
of whom viii graduate at the next commence
ment. In 1873 but one entered; the same In
1874; the same m 1875, and she is the sister OF
a professor. Adding to these one special
tudent, there is but eight lady students in a
ollege OF 200. craA-s-..
CANADA's LoYALTY.-In a speech at the
st. Andrews banquet, Tuesday night, Hon.
Mr.. Mackenzie. In response TO q toast, said
that no hands were now raised for a sever
ance OF the colonies from the mother coun-
try, and no one holding any position OF i'm
portance would now dare 70 advocate a sep
aration OF the dominion from the empire.
- Brinkley, the Atlanta (Ga) wife muir
derer, has been respitec till March 81, 1916.
~The New York Herald nominates Arch
bishop McCloskey rs the successor OF Pope
Plus. The Sprinstield Republican Will prob
ably support Charles Fancis Adams for the
position.-BVaon Naos.
~Wnrxm q. Maxneld. OF New Bedford,
MASS, Committed suicide. On the table was
found, in bis handwriting, q verse In the for
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