Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-19

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has an ice boundary all around il, the cakes
being piled up against il as high as the tops
of the first-story windows. The street rail-
way is covered with massive bOulders of ice
which are heaped upon each other in some
places TO the height of ten or fifteen feet.
Sam Ward. Jr.
THE RICH YOUNG MAN WHO DID NOT KNOW
HIS FATHER.
IN the SurrOgates court in New York, on
Wednesday, testimony was heard touching
the viii OF Sam Ward, jr.; who was about
twenty one when he died. As stated in a tel
egram TO yesterdays STAR, he bequeathed
$4,000 in these words: 81 give all my earthly
estate to my mother; do not know my
father" The mother died soon after, and the
man who insists upon paternity and contests
the will is Sam Ward, the King of the Lobby.
who appeared in court Wednesday. Sam
Ward, jr., died in Paris September 10, 1866,
having made his will on the same day. He
had for many years resided there with his
mother and grandmother, Mrs. Susette
Grimes. This will was written in French,
ana the atteStfng witnesses were SuSette
Grimes, the grandmother, aud three persons,
said to be French domestics employed i'm the
house. The proof of the execution of the will
was the testimony of Mrs. SuSette Grimes,
taken ON commission before United States
Consul General Reed, in Paris. 1t is said
that none OF the other subscribing witnesses
could be found. 1t is said that another will
was executed by the decedent ten months
previously, which, if the papers offered for
probate be rejected, will in its turn be offered
as the last will. This previous will makes
substantially the same disposition of the es-
tate. The proponents rested their case upon
the testimony of Mrs. Grimes. The contest
ants counsel gave notice if the surrogate
holds the execution of the will TO have been
proved they shall ask for the issue of a COM
mission for examining the other subscribing
witnesses in France, contending that the will
was executed under coercion or undue infiu-
ence. 1t transpiTed in the proof that Mrs
Ward executed will conveying a portion OF
her estate to Mrs. Grimes.
CIVIL RIGHTs AND BILLIARDs-Mr.
Peter katzenbach, the Trenton IN: - hotel
keeper, who refused to allow two ''darkies,"
named Horace Deyo and Henry Onquee, to
play billiards in his billiard parlor, on Mon
day night last, as reported in yesterdays
Herald, was arrested by United States Dep
uty Marshal Boswell and brought before
Commissioner Shreve, in Trenton, yesterday,
70 answer the charge OF having violated the
civil rights law. Mr.. Katzeabach's counsel
contended that billiards did not come under
the head of the amusements mentioned in
the civil rights law, and, therefore his client
mad committed no Offense. The commits
sioner adjourned the hearing until Wednes-
DAY next, and held Mr.. Katzenback i'm the
sum OF 81 600 for his appearance at that
time-N y. Herald, 1sth.
KILLED IN THE MINEs.-John Moran. a
miner employed at the Van Storch slope
Providence, was instantly killed YESTERDAY
morning by fall of roof. Deceased had
Deen In the mine about fifteen minutes when
Inc latal fall occurred. He had set down his
dinner pail and was about to commence his
days labor when a large piece oil rock from
the rotten roof fell upon him striking him
on the back of the head and proStratine hi M
in death on the floor of the chamber Noran
leaves wife and five children in a needy
condltlon. This makes the sixth miner that
manner within five months. all of them men
Oh family, and leaving in the aggregate six
widows, and twentyfour orphans almost
wholly unproYlded for.-ScrmaoR Pa Re
publican, 17h.
GREAT Ice GoRGES-In ISIS a slacier
5000 feet long, 600 feet high, descended into
the valley of the river Drapse Above it
lake was formed which contained 6 600 OO0, coo
tunnel through the ice barrier and drew
nearly half of the water safely, but then The
current and thawing had so enlarged the tun-
mel mat the Ice barrier gave away, and the
Otnef nan OF the water was discharged i'm
nall an hour. In 1915 a similar lake was
formed by the Vernagt glacier. When the
ice barrier gave away 6OO,OOO,OOO gallons of
water was discharged in an hour In boih
cases there was an immense destruction of
property and lives.
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"A MARITIME NOVELTY has arrived in
new ofk IN the shape of a steamer of $50
ions from Gothenburg, i'm Sweden calIed
the Blirost tRainbow.l She is built of the
best swedish charcoal made iron ard the
ribs and beams are steel. Her furnaces ONLY
consume nIteen tons of coal day. She is
6rlg-rigged, with five bulkheads and two
decks. The crew number twenty-four The
COOK ana assistant cooks are women, and
strict rules exist against any general CONVEX
sation between them and the sailors. The
captain, in addition 10 being a seaman, is a
competent engineer.
BRIGMAM,s ANN ELIZA Nor DIVORCED !
fET.-The New York Times falls into a !
very common misconception of Judge 1
McheStn'S decision in the case of Ann Eliza |
Young, and supposes that the Judge has |
already granted the divorce. The Times |
should know that the suit for divorce is 1
pending and that its decision depends on the I
by proof, of the very facts |
therefore obstructing divorce. The award /
of money is to enable Mrs. Young to carryon /
the suit.-SprinQfeid Republican
Loss OF LIFE BY Snow SLIDEs-A snow
slide at Carr's fork, Bingham Canon, Utah. |
occurred Oa at O'Clock Wednesday morning,
digging three Of them were taken out alive,
and the other dead. The former saved them
selves by getting into tunnel: The latter,
Larry Norman, was crushed in his cabin.
The snow in the slide is reported to be from i
thirty to seventy feet deep. A snow slide
also occurred at Little Cottonwood canon
named Strong and his wife were both killed,
THE AMERICAN REvIvALIsTs IN LON
DoN.IThere was much confusion at the
Moody Sankey revival meeting i'm London
W ednesday night. The crowd was so great
mat order could not be preserved. The pres
rre eb was . frem ,nars People were badly
London Times of yesterday morning favora-
bly, reviews the mission of Moody and
Sankey.
WORST STORM OF A STORMY WINTER |
What is said to have been the worst storm
Of this winter set in Omaha, Nebraska, dur
ing Wednesday night. Snow fell to the
iepth OF seven or eight inches, and drifted
badly on account of the high winds prevail
ing.
A TEACHER ARRESTED FOR FLoGGING
BoY-Mr. Buckwalter, principal of the T..
A. Stevens school in Camden, N. j., gave
bonds on Tuesday night to answer charge |
yf assault and battery on son of Officer
who was logged for breach OF
chool discipline
AT THE MAGNOLIA RUNNING RACE in
Mobile, Ala, yesterday, Cottrell's b. T. Win
fred won the dash of one mile; time, Isl. |
Winifred won two In three of the mile heats; |
lime, 1:52x and i:5ea. In the trotting race,
Lewis Scranton's brown mare Jennie Best 4
won two In three; time, 2;iosi and 2:iIX.