Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-14


/ hlau presented 20 Mr.. T n. Trumbu.l. az tho
| Potomac oat-huUSe, an elegant seal ring a.
| ~ ulbute 10 IN" gallantry displayed ny Mr..
Ir1lnhull upon the occsSion OF their boat
/ SINKING m the race of TUESDAY.
Savage Assault 10y % frame.
HE ATTACKS his guUM.
A hrutsl assault and battery. which
J may result fatally. was mate last nisbf
about u O'clock by a tramp, who gave his
! name a. Charles Rogue uIan another one
4 named Thomas Downs The AFFAIR TOOK
/ place AT the corner Of Louisiana avenue and
| i"th street northwest, and fr'm statements
/ made by those wuo live an that vicinity
! commenced I'm ii>pIte aoout The division
~ some money, when B1gue knocked Downs
/ lnto The area ou the northeast corner. and
| jumping In after HIM with "A brick IA hand
/ beat him numerically about the mead in
J hicting several ugly cuts IN the lace ana
! mead especially one In the back part ~ the
/ mead. Sergeant Leach, Osficcr NJ VI ahOn
! and Special Officer Hoy ran 20 the spot aud
| took tie assa.laut into custody as hc was
! running away. and conveyed The other. who
4 was insensible and bleeding, 10 the station
! Considerable time was spent tn getting uet-
1 teal AID, during which Mr.. Gibbs. druggist
| station Keeper McIathran, aud Others stand
/ ing about. la ,hCi hiS head aud ma le MIN A.
| comfortable aS possible under the circum-
| stances, finally nr. Leach ~ south Wash
| ingion. was sent foT and attendel u tho
! dressing OF the wounds, after which ne 70
| VlVed sufficiently 10 give his mama. and said
| re was nom Chester county. Pa. Bsgue wal
| be kept Tor a hearing.
/
/ In the Police Court. Judge Smell. today,
J tharles Bngue laud he l. a Tpggh-iooNiug
! customer was srT1igned charged with az
| Sault and battery, with intent 10 kin Thns
/ Downs, who, afler The fearful beating he re-
/ c-lved, was. contrary % expectation. ahIa
! 10 DE present ln court Some seven wit
! htsSe> were hestrd, among them DIR IL ach
1 who testified that 10 was almost A miracle
| s.al ne escaped with his life. Blgus cooilV
J ~siled az knowleise Of the heating, ana
/ ~taied thar he had kept this man rpr the lar
| week. ami paid an hiS expenses. The conrf
| sehi me case 10 Tie grand jury. liking the
"onc> al 5000. Bogue was commttcL
Horrible situation.
| 4 VAN NEhG-h ~ a TUNNEL AND IN
DANGtR oF IssrANr DEATH FoR SIX
Mention was made the other day Of the ac-
cluent al BIG Bend tunnel. on the t'ut4SauaaL k
! ahd ONO railroad by which the engineer. Mr.
! John Quincy Adams wilkins. formerly on
/ thls ely was injured The big Beni' N
! what l. known IN railroad pariauce as n
/ 4ITt tunnel being very Liable % cave il,
! ana therefore the engineers are more careful
/ 10 look out for danger ahead" in paSSi IA
, through them. IL was the exercise OF this
! care that probably saved an immense loss OF
/ lie, az The tain had been brought down 10 a
| very slow rate OF speed on approaching the
! tunnel. II seems That an end Of ore OF tn,
are timbers supporting the roOfhal become
detached and fallen 10 the track. "A few feet
| within the tunnel. and the pilot OF The en-
s'he striking u the jar loOSeneI the other
| uinbers and large quantity OF earth aai
Etbit' = anu tilt v libat mass came fumtllua
! Gown upon the locomotive, breaking 10 10
pieces. The fireman who was standing Close,
70 MI. wilkins, was mashed 10 a jelly and
/ could not have lived a moment, while Mr.
| wilkins was n rown forward IN a standin.r
| position, with his throat across Tie reverse
J bai ana large timber fell across the back
! oI nls neck, rendering IL impO> sible 10 move
! he Lad quid Of tobacco in his mouth at
! The time, ana 90 tightly was he caught Thar
| ne could rot eNpectorate, and could only
! swallow with difficulty; indeed, he could
/ - q r-Haf.
Ihefe he remained for SIX hours ia the pitcny
/ udTbueSS, While every second or two small
plSces OF dlrt and gravel from tue roof would
Ia Gown oy his side. conveying the impreS-
sion momentarlly that another mass was
| aoout 10 fail and crush him completely. AN
ILe tline the shouts of those outside could be
| healc, as with shovel and Ne they forced
| Their way 10 his rescue. which. however
| seemed 10 him beyond all hope W hen fheV
hnaliy reached him ne was more dead than
alive, ana being completely exhausted. lost
| CONSCIOUSNESS In SwOOn which laStci seve-
| RAJ hours. His broken arm set, and he was
Drought TO his home at Orange G. IL. where
he now il, and improving very fast. Mr.. W
descrio es ms suflerings during the six hour
ne was In the tunnel o. horrible beyond
measure, and says that 10 survive through
another such ordeal were Impossible. A. the
tfaln was going so slowly when the accident
occurred, The cars were not damag 1 at an
ana The passengers only experiences a SLIGHT
sLOck--dfL. Ia S,H'iRel, I5'h.
SUNSET AND SUSRIsE.-The sun sets on
FD-4t AEAAitu Ifi.dlDWs where no house
visible, with all the glory and SplendOr that
II !aYlSheS on the cities, and percnance as II
mas never set bciOre-where there is but n
solitary marsh hawk % have his wings
gilded toy II, or only a musQuash looks out
from LIS cabin, and there l. only some little
black Nelned brook Ia the midst OF the marsh
Just beginning 10 meauder, winding slowly
round a decayine stump. We walkei I'm -
pure anu bright light, gliding the witnered
grass ana leaves, so softly aud Serenely
bright, Thought had never bathed in such
49,. =.
nuIiin II. The west side OF every wood an
ll>lnS ground CLEANED like the boundary
tlySlCin, Snd The sun on our backs sse.nt
Ike gentle herdsman driving rs home a
evening. SO we Saunter toward the Holy
Land, TIL, one day, the sun shat shine more
brightly lhan ever he has done; shall per
chsli &C shine into our minds and hearts. aid
light up our whole lives with d great ava Ken
ing light, as warm and serene and Golden a.
on a oank-side in summer. T71rs 80.
MASKED BURGLAR, IN CoNvrc rrcrr.-
Iue residence 81 L. I. York, d farmer iu
North StonlngtOn, COM. ,.aS entered ~
masked burglars "Wednesday nfabf. Tbey
bound both YORK ana his WIfe aud then f-iei
10 ma Tie Key or he SAFE. ~Llle they were
searching, YORK C-capct aud alarms Ihr
IeiEhborS, but when they r. lcpei tie hOuS.
the burglars had fed Mrs. York was tg5rt
nearly dead, ~ pasture. u IS SUPPRESSED ~,
gang were ITishmen frym Westerly n 4
York has had large dpaliBcs win ne irsi,
here IN rea. estate, ana was reputed a a..
very weal'hy. Ihe burglar ief; n heavvcint,
e'ta - tltANh DA ltlNA.t1s AtaE secured
worth OF watches aud Jewelry
EN-PREsIDEST JoHNSoS's SLAyF-Ar-
Grew Johnson, AZ Old slave Of Ire * Pr,si-
utht, who bosisfs that he belongs I'D TIE John
son estate, beoause ue always refused 10 To-
ehiShclpaiSd, OI proc amaI-gd.f as be eN-
presses ~, applied yesterday 10 Mr. JOh1
: parks, Clerk Of the Court Of General Ses-
sions, Toy certificate that ne Is the Identical
AndTeN johnson who was several months
ago sentenced 10 3 short term OF lmprisou-
tntti In The penltcntiaTy. Such a certincars
IL the complication Of Mr. Johnson's AFFAIRS
tad become eceSsaTy 10 enable him % col
ieCt 50 due him. Mr.. Sparks cheerfully
complied with the requesL-N y St0l, l3th.
Ry-The shoemakers' strike in New Yorkfs
about ended; work has been resumed in near
ly ali the shops.
aFWhat's The difference between a girl
and a night cap? One is born 10 Wed and The
The other is worn 10 bed.
HS-Austin r. Jones, a desperate, was shut
and killed by w. Il Dickerson, at Fayette
Mo, Thursday morning.
81 AT Mount Carmel, Pa, a bow name,
Charles Fessler was instantly killed al The
shalt colliery by being caught in the eleya-
Tor. h1s body was torn TO pieces before as
sistance could reaca him.
e girl covered her face with both her
nahos when she thought ne was about 10 Kiss
her, ana then she complained: 80, my hands
are TOO small; there is room for five hundred
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