Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-19
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five prisoners only one voted for q person
the Others voted for more sugar In the coffee,
and the fifth expressed decided preferences
for five-tined fork.
1t has been discovered by those chaps
who prowl into causes to account for effects,
that beautiful forms are obtained by carry
ing burdens on The head. and they recon-
mend that American women adopt the plan.
A very good burden, one which comprises
weight without bulk, is a mortgage. A sew
eral thousand dollar morigage could be
uous, and will do the business. It will
straighten out man, we know.
They had meeting at the Baptist par
sonage The other evening 10 make arrange
ments for a festival At the time a lady
called at the house OF a friend. She was met
at the door by the little daughter.
ma Amt To home" said the child. Shes
gone over TO the parsonage.
Whats going on over there?' asked the
They're practising for a strawberry festi-
val" was the reply DGnbtuy Ne1os.
DELIBERATE SUICIDE BY SrRYcHNrSE
OF SEA CAPTAINS LONELY WIFE
When Mr.. Raynor OF Riyerhead Long
Island, returned from New York 10 his home
on saturday night last, be found his wife
dead. She was lying upon the bed, fully
dressed, and the doctor who was called In be-
ieved that she had been dead twenty-four
hours. None of her neighbors had seen her
since the Wednesday previous. A paper con-
tanning some strychnine was foand upon the
stove near her, and on the bed was a letter
her weary existence, and describing its ef-
feet upon her. From the first dose She had
felt no results, and but little from the second
which induced her to think that the druggist
had imposed morphine upon her, but she
proposed TO try third dose, which appear
apces indicated she did with more success
The FIRST part of the letter was written with
INK and the last In pencil, the writing hay
Ing doubtless been finished after she had
taken the third portion of the poison aud
thrown herself on the bed TO die. She had
rafh frg..
ways, sleeping all day, walking all night
always very nervous, often violent, aud
complained much of the frequent absences
from home of her husband, who was captain
OF schooner-lN y San, 15th.
A QUICK MARRIAGE. Tue Louisville
commercial OF Sunday says: about noon
yesterday young man walked hurriedly
INTO the office OF the st. Cloud hotel and en-
tired upon the register the names of w. s.
Evans and Miss Blanche g. Smith, Jeffer-
son county de appeared a little nervous,
ana turning TO Mr.. Reeds, the clerk, said:
we are up I'm the parlor, sir, and want YOU
y get MS preacher just as quick as you cam
Mr.. Reeds took In the situation at q glance,
and Immediately notified Rev. j. S. GatIlin,
OF Elizabethtown, who, as good luck would
have II, was guest at the hotel. The rev
erend gentleman was agreeable to the occa-
sion, and going into the parlor, Mr.. Evans
and Miss Smith advanced TO meet him, and
villain three minutes after their arrival at
the hotel were pronounced man and WIFE,
The bride and groom took dinner at the hotel,
e..
In saying goOd-by to the clerk the groom re-
marked: 'Well, the old gentlemen can OBJ
iect as much as he pleases, but 1 guess this
little matter is settled now"
ANILL-DIsPosEDC HILD-The Allegheny
lPenn.) Mail says: "a girl named Agnes
I'M, not over fourteen years of age, is at the
Central Station. Plttsburg, charged with
poisoning her parents. She has been living
for some time with her mother and stem
father, but was previously in the Home for
the Destitute, having left her mothers house
on account OF some difficulties. Her parenls
were both taken violently fl on Saturday
morning Immediately after breakfast, and
suspecting the child she was charged with
having poisoned them, and she admitted il.
She had placed in the coffee a considerable
quantity Of murlatic acid which her stem
father, who is plumber, had been using TO
solder lead pipes. The queer taste given to
The beverage prevented her parents from
drin king much OF IL, and consequently neith-
er Of them was seriously ipjured. The girl
stated that she dosed the coffee in revenge for
a whipping her mother had given her. She
was arrested, and her case is still under ad-
v1semeDt. Her parents declined to prosecute
her for the offense but wish to get her put
into the Reform School.
A BIG BoY.-The Binghamton Republican
says; "a Western fat boy was transferred
last Friday from the Erie broad gauge TO a
narrow gauge train OF the Lehigh Valley
Road at Waverly. His name is David Ma
varre, and he halls from Illinois. He was
on his way to the Centennial. His parents
who are both small people, accompanied
him. This Western boy is fourteen years
and six months old, and weighs AS pounds.
ures three feet and four inches around his
hips. He occupied the whole aisle as he
walked through the car"
CHoKED BY PIECE OF MEAr.-The
Reading PENN Times has this cunt of a
fatal mishap: "Daniel Rohrbach, OF Alsace
township, having cleared a piece OF new
land, invited his neighbors 10 stone haul-
ing match, In order that they might help TO
get the stones of his land. He provided a
splendid supper for them. of which all par
took after the stones had all been removed
A German, ma med Spicer, while seated at
throat which could NOT be dislodged; and al
though everything was done that could be
done TO save him, the man choked TO DEATH
POISON FROM BEES SrING.-The Read
Ing PENN Times says: "Mrs. Jacobs, OF
band TO hive swarm OF bees when she was
stuDg by a bee on the head. The wound
commenced To swell rapidly, and by the
time she reached the house her head, face,
and, In fact, her whole body commenced TO
swell and be covered with an irritating rash.
She had severe pains also In the stomach
and her breathing was effected. By diligent
use OF proper remedies she recovered, but
mas not yet fully regsined her usual health
Doors TAKEN OFF BY LIGHrsrNG.-At
Hartford, the thunder storm Saturday was
very severe. In South Manchester the light
ming struck the Congregational church,
boys, about II years old. Paul Cheney, Ned
Cheney, and A. Watkins, who were leaning
against the wall OF the church outside, were
thrown TO the ground and their boots stripped
on Two OF the boys received severe blisters
on their bodies. They were resuscitated by
the application OF water.
Mas. A. T. STEWART has contributed
sl,OOe In aid OF the society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals. The late Mr.. Stewart
was one OF the incorporators of the society.
within the past few days Mrs. Stewart has
also contributed s2 500 each TO the Artists
Fund society and Dramatic Fund associa-
ton, 80 900 TO the New York Eye and Ear In
Urinary, and al 900 each to the st. Ambrose
Protestant Episcopal Free church and the
prison association, making $4,000 In all.
THE STOLEN GAINsBoRoUGH PAINTING.
Superintendent Walling has received from
Scotland Yard, London, circulars offering
fl 900 reward for Information that may lead
10 the recovery OF Gainsborough's celebrated
portrait OF the Duchess OF Devonshire, and
The conviction Of the persons who stole 10
from 80 Old Bond street on the 10Th OF May.
The picture Is 60x40 inches, and represents
the Duchess dressed In white, with q blue
silk petticoat and sash. and q large black hat
and Ieatbers.-tM " Stm.