Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-08

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patriotism, and or the valuable services hs
had rendered by furnishing the rebels wi M
PROVISIONS, clothes. medicines aud amma-
Iltion nom his estate, La Bandera. Gale.
Casa Blanca by them. As Arce lived in
! Puerto Principe he was enabled TO keep the
insurgents informed OF the movements OF the
spanish troops, and held frequent com mn-
nlcations with them As soon as the : ,an-
lsh authorities Learned the contents OF ~
inelesitos letter they arrested Arce and Fee
| Hpe 6onZalez, his CLERK, Who was also i'm
! picattd. Both were trlel by cDrrt- m ariial
ana sentenced 10 be shot. The execution
1 t2ok place Ia presence OF the troops. Imue-
IDlattiS aiter TX the comma adj 2 general {
Puerto Principe and his staT arrived. an
addressed the troops.
THREE-CoRNERED Row ANp sc,ND,r
| Steven Fiske, the protector of tne well
Known London theatrical and satirical
paper, The Hornet. and now connected with
The fifth Avenue Theater. in New York
CITY, was arraigned last Thursday in the 3. IN
street police court before Judge Duffy. He
was represented by A. Oakley Hall. and was
CHARGED with having assaulted the adventur-
Gus Leno Durham. who refused TO make
complaint and the case was dismissed. Burn
nam charged Fiske with having alienatei
Mrs: Burnham's affections. Mrs. Burnham
has long been the New York CORES pondent
OF the ST Louis Republican: The indignant
| husband went 10 No. LOG 10Th street Wednes-
day night TO get her and Kill Fiske, but on
entering the house with a seven chamber
revolver Fiske knocked him down and took
| tne weapon away from him Officer LOvelle
arrested both and they were locked nm. Mrs
bulnham, with gentleman friend, called 10
see rlske al the station house. but by mis-
lake her husband was brought forth instead
aho scene OF great confusion followed
THE FAMOUS WARD WILL CASE which
mas been the leading sensation in Detroit
| curing the past two months is only iust an
| Efoachlng lts close, the Free Press estimat-
isbi ma ~ tle arguments will hardly be fin-
! Isneu inns week. The proponents Of the will
! called NIFTY witnesses 90 the stand Most of
| tnem Were leading business aud profeSSional
| men OF The northwest, and the burden Of
| lnelr testimony was that Captain Ward was
| OF perfectly sound mind, aud exhibited The
| remarkable activity and clearness OF intel
teUt wnlcn hsd MADE him so successful a
| business man, up 10 the day of his death
some or these gentlemen also testified to the
| iact mat, although Captain Ward believed
III Lne possiollity OF communications be-
! tween The dead and the living. he was not
| disposed TO follow implicitly advice from the
| spirit land, but that on the contrary he FREE
qnently remarked that spirits would lie a.
| IeanlIy as living men, and that he would
rather have the advice OF one practical bust
| ness man In the flesh than of twenty spirits
| MRS. MoULroN's CAsE-Mrs. Moultou,s
| dramatic expulsion from Plymouth church
created quite ripple OF excitement ia Brook
| Ign yesterday. Mrs. Moultons friends know
| that she is woman of great determination
ana who does not easily forgive An infnrv
ara they predict that she win certainly
Dilhg the matter before Congregational
Coui Gil, and thus try 10 Set aside The vote of
expulsion and also 10 reopen the whole case
IN TINS manner. Mr.. aud Mrs. Moulton both
refuse 10 say anything about this delicate
subject, but Mr.. SEearman, Mr.. Beecher's
IaIiEIuL counsel and ally, made quite an
eiaoorate statement yesterday, in which be,
1ect justice of the vote of expulsion nnder
these circumstances. As 10 the investieafior
eemaEded by Mrs. Moulton, Mr.. Shearman
salu sne, pelng no longer member OF the
church, had no right TO a hearing in which
10 suostantiate her charges. However 81
any regular member OF the church demanded
H. a., 10 hesl.auon would be shown Ia granting
the request-M y Herald, 6th.
NAItL CADETs DIsMIssED.-A telegram
nom Annapolis says: The court martial re-
Gently convened at the naval school for the
trial OF cadets accused OF haZing have con-
clnded thelr duties and been discharged. IL
mas already been made public that of the four
cadets hrst brought before the court two
were dismissed and two permitted 20 remain
snhJect To certain penalties and restrictions
Inc remaining case, that OF Thomas Dickin-
son, cadet midshipman from Kentucky.
was dispos ed OF on Friday by his dismissal
rom The school, in accordance with the rec
concentration or The court. The colorc cadet
Henry E. Baker, jr., from Mississippi. has
also been dismissed from the academy nv
the Secretary of the Navy at the request OF
the superintendent OF the naval school.
The FRANCo-AMERICAN UNION in Paris
gave grand banquet at the Hotel du Louvre
on Saturday night. at which Z wo hundred aud
hity guests We're present, among whom were
Ministers Wash burne and Schenck, Gen.
Emil de Geradin, nj. WALTON. minisier s@ of
public instruction, NJ. Leon Saye minister
OF finance. and many other prominent Amer
lean and French citizens. Toasts were pro-
posed TO President Grant, President Mac
Mahon, and TO the eternal friendship of
France France and america Speeches were de
Iivered by Minister Washburne, Colonel
Forney, NJ. Laboulaye, and others.
A NOVEL VIEW OF rHE COMING WAR
IN EURoPE.-It is impossible TO paint In too
strong colors the horrors of the wickedness OF
war, anu yet the war, which all observers
agree is imminent In Europe may in the end
prove great blessing. A war which would
prove so destructive that IL would shatter
The power OF the military empiresof Europe,
ana so Cosby tnat II would compel repudi-
nations: Is perhaps the only hope thar this
generation or the succeeding one have of
reaping The full benefits OF our advance In
cIvilization.-Sdn Francisco Letter.
AN AMERICAN BANIsHEp BY THE SPAN
ISL AUTHoRIrIEs-A New York special
says Last evening Counsellor c. Godfrey
fattefSon, OF this city, a well known sympa-
thlZer of free Cuba, started for Washington,
bearing petition 10 Secretary Fish concern
lng The urjustifiable imprisonment and trans
poriatioR 10 the Island of Pines of FREDERICK |
Monies, a naturaliZed American subject |
duly provided with an American passport
The unfortunate man is a brother OF udrey
Montes, well known Cuban cigar merchant |
OF New York.
NIGIECT To BALANCE ACcoUNrs.-The |
Indianapolis News says: Hiram Cox. trus- /
Tee OF Nigo township, Knox county, got mar
fleu ABOUT two weeks ago and came TO In
dianapolis- He liked il so well that he kept /
on extending The trip indefinitely. 1t now /
transpires that he had Just sold his farm for Il
cash, and had neglected TO balance his ac-
count with the township funds, the balance |
being In bis favor TO the extent OF s20, goo. |
His bondsmen would be glad 10 hear from |
him.
ERYsIPELAS INDUCED BY NEEDLE
The Augusta Chronicle records a strange
death: Mrs. Joseph w. Judkins, wife OF i. |
w. Judkins, assistant United states mar
shall, AID daughter OF Captain William N,
Moore, United states revenue collector q led
IN this city yesterday morning of erye.pelas. |
Mrs. J I'D kins some days since noticed a small
plmple on her chin She pricked IL with q |
needle, ana rom this small puncture the dis
ease which caused her death ensued,
AT JEROME PARK. N. Y, Saturday, the |
three- quarter race was wol by Josie B. In
Ez0; the mile and three quarters by Madge /
IN 3;loA; the members cup, one mile, by Big Il
In l.E ffxn( xxx~