Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-04

We despair of keeping our newspaper
brethren Within the pale Of the amenities.
Here is the Taunton Gazette saying that
Il g editor Of the Springfield Republican
sis nothing except cranky-in fact, q
kind of editorial Sergeant Bates, with his
Adams rag, which he thumps like frozen
dish-cloth on February morning. "-Boston
journal. ''''G0vernor Tiiden, the other day,
volunteered TO engineer q baby carriage for
lady friend who was going down town. Before
dainty vehicle with two wheeibarrows,
rasped the legs of seven men with the hubs
OF the wheels, damned the handles into his
companions ribs until she couldn't draw a
long breath, and finally precipitated the ter
rlf1ed infant. pillows, ruffies, and all out OF
the carriage and down acellar-way. And ali
the women In that part of Christendom stood
around and shrieked and that man thinks
he Is ut for Observation-Disclosures HalUk
eye. '''.'I will now give way TO q more
a6ier man" remarked Blue Jeans Whimmy
Jll1ans at the close of q recent stump
peech: 1t Is not generally known that
Mr.. Tllden carries ole In his vest poker
win nve on every side, TO throw for the
drinks with Is such man 1T to be Presi
dent OF the United States?-B,rlinQtOn HalUk-
eye. THE man on the fence In Ohio and
Indiana Is having warm time of IL now
Both parties are shaking his roost violently
enough 10 jerk his head off.
THE YORK SUICIDE Sad Sequel to the Late
Tt1f6le Tragedy The suicide of Miss Ella
y
York, Pa, aged seventeen years, by drown
Ing herself In the Codorus creek on Thurs
day morning last, created q good deal of
facts, which at last have come to light. II
seems the young lady had q lover by the
name of Henry Geist, who had been very at
length Of time, and 1t was supposed from the
happiness OF the young lovers, and the con.
currence OF all parties int rested, that mar.
mage would be the result. Matters passed
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the mother of the young lady, to her utter
astonisnment, discovered that her daughter
was enciente. The matter was kept from the
knowledge OF the public with q view OF CON-
summattng marriage and healing the diff
Guilty: But henry refused to make good his
promise, alleging as reason that his parents
were opposed to his marrying her. Sne then
notified him that she would take the course
she has taken before she would suffer public
disgrace. On last Thursday morning Miss
Liehtper left the house Of Mr.. Henry Smy-
ser, three and One-half miles from York,
where She resided with her mother, and pro-
ceeded 10 York. She deposited letter In
The post ONCE, attended to some business in
threw herself in. The vehicle conveyipe the the
corpse TO her late residence was entered by
TIE young man, Geist, who was greatly ar.
fected. Among some articles belonging to
her was found letter addressed to her
brother, saying: dear Brother Winfield,
am going home" The deceased was seven
teen years and twenty three days old The
mother Is almost heart broken with grief.
MARRIED TO A CoNvICr.-A most novel
and interesting marriage ceremony was per-
formed yesterday In Superintendent Jack
sons Office at Sing Sing prison by Chaplain
Strong, the participants in the contract be-
Ing Miss Nellie Ham, a comely blonde OF
about nineteen years OF age, who resides In
this city, and Ludwig Wolff, who was con-
victed OF grand larceny in the court OF z, ne.
raj sessions on Aug. II. aud sentenced by Re
corder Hackett to two years Imprisonment
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and threw herself into her husbands arms
They embraced each other ardently and then
separated, he placing q handsome gold ring
on her npger. IL is asserted that the parents
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