Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

FLUTTER AMONG THE"F F's- or ELIZA
BkTH, y "A CdpfGiu's We Rioas on tCifh
her Ftfa Losc.-lt came Ia the ears OF n Her
aid reporter yesterday that considerable OF a
hutter bad been caused ia the upper circles
OF Elizabeth y. j. society, I'm consequences
of an elopement which took place there r.
Gently. A visit - Elizabeth and diiteent
nquify developed The fact that 1.-THE lassy An
the case was the daughter OF "A church dea-
con In Union township, aud one OF the hand
somest women OF the county-tall. black
eyed, black-hsired, full formed and alto
gether OF most fascinating appearance.
Prom her father, the deacon. she Inherited
The snug little sum of SIS .00a. Five or six
years ago she married the nephew OF one of
The most distinguished citizens of Elizabeth
gentleman who now holds one OF the high
est onces M the gift OF the municipality.
der husband served gallantly In the federal
army during The late war aud won
by bis bravery the rank OF captain. Upon
his marriage 10 the fascinating daughter
of the deacon he was the envied OF most of
the beauty -sdmiring males OF the town.
IwochildTen were the result of the marriage.
Ere they had longed lived together however
~ seems marked incompatibility OF tenn
Perament manifested itself between them.
Ihe captain Is man of quiet, retiring
hsolts, but hls vie Il fond of gayety, COM
pany and fashion. Besides, he was not as
wealthy as she supposed, and, therefore,
could not maintain her IN the luxury She
coveted. For years, however, there was no
break between them until recently there
turned up on the scene an old flame of th..
ladys-a dashing beau OF hers before her
marriage, from whose society she had been
debarred by her discerning parent, the dea-
con. The upshot OF the story is that She
eloped with him, taking $4,000 with her and
one OF the children. Every effort has been
made TO keep these facts from the public,
out, as Is Invariably the case. these efforts
nave only lent wings u the affair. II il pro-
per 10 add that the deserted captain has the
sympathy OF all who know of mis- nnfortu-
nate domestic trou5le.-N D. HeruLf, 25th.
A FIyEMILE Foor RAcE-The iuterna-
Ta.ra aN 80
Henry Keenan,, OF Montreal, Canada and
John Connolly. OF New York took place last
Saturday on Deerfoot Driving Park Park
Vile, Long Island. There was unusual in
tefest manifested in the affair, as a long dis
lance race n now a novelty. aud quite large
crowd assembled TO witness the race. kee-
nan stands five feet seven inches weighed
80 pounds; Connolly stands 1--WE feet seven
inches, weighed 40 pounds. Both pedestrians
were atiired In short trunks and spiked slip
pers. AT 500 p IN. the men stood ready and
started of with the lead, running with a
graceful, easy step. Connolly also took a
short, easy stride, gathering himself to-
sether, and ran In q very easy manner. The
lace, however, was very slow. IL took them
six minutes and f0Tty seconds 10 run the FIRST
mile, which vas the fastest. The three miles
were run in nineteen and the four miles in
twenty-eight minutes. Keenan, kept the lead
throughout The race, except when his oppo-
nent would put on a squirt and momentarily
pass him. On the last hundred yards both
rushed 10 the front and won the race by ten
yards. Time: $3.50. Betting was thirty 20
twenty ON Connolly, but very little money
changed hands.