Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-22
Romance I'm Real Life.

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TIE little hamlet ~ North Sea. on toe
recently Of some rsms-ksble proseeaingS.
out OF which n suit for absolute ivorce has
grown TIE plaintiff IN the case T. sidney
Al. hayers, and bis vie Helen IL the de-
ferdsnt He - about nfty three years old
snd size about twenty six. They met IA CAl-
ifornia, and 10 was love AZ rrSf sight. al
though sue was but nfteen years old. They
were married within a week, and I'm tssl
came 10 New York and purchased q country
scat Al North Sea, amer living Tor nearly
year In bis faiher's house NJ that piacA In
FEBRUARY, ISL, Mrs. Ravens went % Phtla-
delphfa without saying anything 10 her hus-
band, and N June following she returned
and went 70 i've with him again. In June
OF 1874 she len her husbands house q sacond
time, and went To live IN the houso OF John
:. Webb. IN the same village. one OF the
family. Havens protested TO Weob, and en-
oeavored 10 induce his wife 10 return TO his
bone, but 10 no purpose. She took Der infant
child with Der, leaving i've year old girl At
nome. AZ Webb's the house was small. and
Meoo. his wife ard Mrs. Havens slept in
separate beds In the garnet. THIS state OF
affairs continued until ISIS. when Mrs. Ha-
Eens went 60 Rverhead and opened a
mlilnery establishment; but she baf 20
eiye IL up, rs her husband followed her
mere and circulated the story Of her ia
serion OF him and Intimacy with we0b.
she soon AFTER returned from Riverbesd
and again went 10 reside with TIE Weeos'
who We're living In a new and larger house
here lhe Two roonled together, untu a guar
the village justice. who decided Ia IN favor
OF Mrs. Webb. Nevertheless Mrs Havens
returned 10 Nebo,s house. and n new state
OF affairs resulted. webb from this tina
forth discarded pis wife, but she Continued
10 live In the house and took her meals a.
the same table, but at n different time. WEBB
ard Mrs Ravens attended church nud pua.
lie entertainments together. aud "a uubluSh-
ing was their Intimacy that he was nnaIly
dismissed from membership IN the Meth6-
dist church, while his wife was continued In
fellowship and deeply sympathlzed with.
The suit was heard before a referee aud a
sad condition Of things shown 10 Is not un-
likely that ~ viii rall 10 the ground through
a technicality. The complaint was made
June 10, lSsi, but was not served until July,
1915. Counsel for plaintiff, District Attor-
hey Wlekham, endesvorei 20 prove the
commission ar the offence charged In 1875,
but was overruled, the referee holding that
no offence could Oe shown subsequent 10 the
date am led To the complaint. This point il
10 be argued before Judge Barnard.
THE BURIAL OF SPOTTED TAILS
LAUGHTER - CORES pondence CHICAGO
Times, from the Spotted Tail agency "a vs.:
AS an evidence OF the advancement though
slight, OF civilization among the Sioux, rasy
De mentioned the burial the other day, In
violation OF the Indian custom of Spotted
Tails daughter. This was his eldest daugn-
Ter, the one who became infatuated with the
young ofhcer at Fort Laramie, and whose
tragic story has been often told She died M
Fort Laramie, OF broken heart, 10 Is6s N
Is said that on her deathbed sue exacted a
make peace with the whites, and always re-
main al peace with them. When the treaty
was made, few DAYS later, the coffin con-
tanning her remains was brought into the
council, mat her spirit might witness the
1ulnllment OF her request. Sac was the
"best beloved" and Spot. often speakS or
her and OF the influence which she still ex-
erts upon him. A desire TO have her mortal
remains nearer 70 him, led 70 the removal
OF the body hither from Fort laramie
where, in accord with Indian customs, it
In n hfNw Fa..
To- day buried in the ground, in the agency
cemetery here. The funeral services OF the
Episcopal church were read, and a sermon
preached, In the Dakota language, by tue
agency chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Cleveland. Tue
church was filled with Indians, many OF
whom take great interest In the services.
"A PARALLEL TO THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
Toe massacre OF Custer and his Command
mas many features In common with those OF
an occurrence which excited the whole coun-
Try forty years ago-tne destruction OF Ma
Jor Dsde's command. II happened at the out
break OF bostilities In Florida between the
cember 2S, 1885. Major Dade, of the Fourth
Infantry, with Captain Gardner, Lieutenant
Casslnger, and Lieutenant Henderson, Sec
ants Nudge and Keats, Third ARTILLERY; ana
Surgeon Gatlin, u. y. A., at the head Of 100
men, was on his way 10 the relief OF Fort
hing, threatened by hostile Indians. The
command was attacked al O'Clock In the
morning by ls0 ambuscsded Seminoles, led
oy the chiefs Micapopy, Jumper, and AIiigs-
tol. Inc troops made desperate resistance.
but owing 10 the nature OF the ground il W as
OF no avail. One OF the attacking Seminoles
who was subsequently captured, said,
"Ihere was little, a great brave. who
shook his sword at the soldiers aud said no
rifle ball could hit him." In the end every
officer and man in the command was killed
Tie negro slaves OF the Seminoles being sent
upon the ground 10 despatch the wounded :
Boston Transcript.
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