Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-15

decrease of 167 ,433 tons as compared with
1913. The shipments by the Baltimore and
and by the Pennsylvania railroad OF IS rs
tors as compared with last year. Gambler
iond Ne,cS.
GEN. BUTLER tells this In an interview In
the Boston Herald :-"Geu. Butler was glad
that Adams was nominated, as II would be
the end OF him. By way Of illustration the
General related an anecdote of one john
Adams, an aucti0neer OF Lowell, In his early
days. who was bored to death by a loafer
who invariably bid one cent on everything
offered for sale. Finally the auctioneer
Knocked off q valuable article to him for q
copper, remarkipg that he'd break him for
once, In order to get rid OF him forever"
A FEMALE ON THE SrUMP-Miss Del
Pnins f. B 3, , OF New York: addressed a
on Wednesday night. at the Bradburn
church. She was introduced by Rev. Isaac
Bradburn. Miss Baker Is apparently about
forty years OF age, Of prepossessing appear
ance and easy manners. She wore drAb
silk, trimmed with lace, and hair la mole.
Her subject was sour great national future"
Hayes and Wheeler during the campaign.
THE REPUBLICAN SWEEP IN MAINE
Carefully revised fOOtings from Al towns In
Maine give the total vote of 133, 5Oa-Connor,
republican, "a Col; Talbot, democrat, 50 ,9O3:
towns and d1rty-nve plantations are vet
unheard from. Returns from eight counties
are complete. The republicans have elected
one hundred and twenty one representatives
ana perhaps TWO Others, and twenty-nine
senators.
REDUCING THE PRICE OF GAS. The
Brooklyn gas company has reduced the price
OF gas from 81 70 to 80 so Q thousand feet
making the price still twenty ave cents
more than the late reduction made by the
citizens gas company. The Metropolitan
gas company, OF Atlantic avenue, have re-
duced their price to $3.50.
DEADwooD Cry in the Black Hills, an
infant town Of single summer, has twenty
drug Stores two hardware stores i've biac cse
smith shops, i've dry goods stores, twenty
grocery stores, six doctors, one dentist, one
bath mouse, three Chinese laundries, and ono
DESTRUCTION OF SHEEP By DoGs.-On
Sunday night last dogs attack Mr.. Jos. M.
Barton's sheep, on his farm near Winches-
ter, Va, killiD g and wounding fifty out OF
BILE flock, which Mr.. Barton had been i'm
proving for five years, and were q source OF
great profit to him.
THE FUNERAL Of the late Ex-Governor
Henry A. Wise took place at Richmond yes
terday. The day was observed pretty gener-
Ofhces being closed, and general turn cut
OF citizens and civic and military societies
accompanied the remains to Hollywood
cemetery.
SUIT was brought In the United States
court at Chicago yesterday, against Jacob
TO recover the penalty imposed by the re.
vfsed statutes On any person who shall Aid
or abet In the removal Of high wines to q
place other than . disttllery warehouse with.
out paying the prescribed tax.
Me-. CUSHING on TwRRD.-In an inter-
view with Q correspondent OF the New York
Herald at NsybEryPort, Ma.s:. On Wednes-
lister to Spain, said that "it IL an absolute
fact that Tweed In in custody precisely -
was stated in the Herald's cable dispatches"
LIEUT.. GEN. SHERIDAN passed through
Omaha yesterday On route to Fort Laramie,
where he Is to meet Gen. Crook In q few days
70 arrange for vigorous prosecution Of the
indian war through the coming winter and
the establishment OF large cautonment in
the Powder river country.
wIDow BurLHn had the question popped
70 her yesterday, blu.hed, sighed. hung
sented, remArking that that was the variety
OF hair-p pin she was when nice fellah talked
to her on the square.-lM. y Graphic.
about the influence Of natural science on re-
ligiOn, said that s'his church had not broken
away from theological tyranny 70 become
slaves TO new masters"
DIsNARcK's HRALrH u better, bat he has
all excitsment He received neither letters
nor tolegrams-All pass into the hands Of his
famtly and onncial assistants.
ana Tie Unitsd etetas, which Wa ehATtsrod
g Paris 0hoat The lotk q August, hA0 MN
thro06 FOR lack Of subscriptions 70 fho
stook 6 IL company ds-Fse Oh