Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-08

ENGLISH ANGLING MArCHFS.-An anec-
u .S.. Is 5 told oi a fishing match which took
Iiace IN sussex ON river rendered some
what difficult TO fish by reason of the RISING
ard falling Of the tide, the peculiar objection
ILLS .LtI curing e0o the receding waters
must De followed up through deep mud One
competitor was bewailing his hopeless
chance OF winning the teapot which WAS Of
Tered as prize; his only take being a dimi-
IutlNe eel weighing a little over three
ounces. Presently some spectators, on a
tour OF visits 10 the compefftorS arriv..,i- =
ana inquired after the nature OF his sIOrt.
'Ohi am completely ont OF it-tLis small
eel being all i have taken There wedifI,sr
Win YOU encOuragingly replied the yisi-
Tors. ''ior THIS aud another eel OF about the
same size are all we have seen taken to-
Day The hopes raised We're. however,
Casheu 10 the ground. for the other eel
weighed a bare eighth OF an ounce more, aud
TOOK The prize. In tie late Sheffield contest
! pounds - ounces won the prize OF forty
guineas. The smallness OF the take is per
maps, TO be explained by the fact OF the COM
peutoTs forming line on the bank % the
distance OF three and a half miles the nsh
being rendered pOwerlesS to feed from sheer
peTpleXity. Fancy fish coming suddenly
upon an array OF food hanging In mid water
as Tar as the eye can reach, looking Co a
human eye like an endless street of butchers
Shops. Fancy, L say, r ish coming upon
sucn scene. Here n bunch OF gentleS at
tracts its attention; but, before ii has male
up ITS mind, lively branding wriggleS it.
sell into notice. Then a choice piece OF
graves tempts the palate, only TO be sup
planted by a wasp-grub; until Tie Devil derssf
creature attempts 10 fly the scene, but in
vain. Turn where IL will, food still meets its
view; Tor miles nothing but food, food, food.
WHOLESALE PoIsoNING.-On Christmas
day Mr.. A. d. Booth, residing at Hope Villa,
ON Bayou Manchac, in the parish OF East
Baton Rouge, about twenty miles from the
city OF Baton Rouge, gave dinner party, at
which was present the family OF %. A Bullion
the bOOkkeeper OF Mr. Booth, aud tue Bur-
nett family, numbering, including Mr..
Booths family, thirteen persons. The party
While at dinner partook of some drinking
wafer from caSk near the house, aud
khorly AFTER drinking, were all OF them
taken sick. The symptoms attending the
sickness indicated poison from arsenic The
usual remedies were administered by a
physician who was Immediately summoned,
and at last accounts all the persons were
declared out OF danger. except one of the
Misses Burnett, whose life was despaired OF.
AS soon as II became definitely aScertainef
that the party had been poisoned, suspicion
attached 10 negro girl known as Araminta,
who was In the employ OF Mr. Bullion.
ABOUT week before Christmas day Mr..
Booth had caught Araminta beating one of
ms children, and he whipped her. She LETT,
Vowing vengeance. On Sunday evening n
body OF masked men went % the cabin of
Araminta, and she confessed 10 having In
duced colored woman and her son 70 put
arsenic IN the cask or drinking water. She
was taken before justice OF the peace,
where her confession was taken in writing
and properly attested. The woman aud bow
were arrested, and, together with Araminta,
were, on Tuesday, taken TO Baton Rouge
aud turned over TO tie authorities eso
Orleans Bulletin.