Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-27
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
New Cider.

New Cider.
VIII the editor of THE STAR please state
whether there 10 any law which forbids me
selling new cider, just made by myself, in
the markets of the District, by the glass, with
out license, and greatly oblige
A FAIRFAX SUBSCRIBER
Under paragraph 5, market regulation;
page 90, Webb's Digest, it says: " 1t shall
any time to sell or expose for sale within the
limits OF either Of the markets, any wine,
beer, cider, or other fermented or spurious
liquors, under q penalty of not less than SO
nor more than $50 for each and every such
offence; but nothing herein shall be con-
strued 10 prohibit the sale Of cider in auanti-
ties of not less than half a barrel" This law
is not rigidly enforced; but the sale by retail
is regarded as unlawful. The last sentence of
the above rule indicates what the intention
OF the law makers was, although the whole
paragraph is rather vague.-ED.
How Nor TO DRowN-Men are drowned
by raising their arms above water, the I'M
buoying weight OF which depresses the head.
Other animals have neither motion nor abil-
ity to act in similar manner and therefore
swim naturally. When a man falls into
deep water, he will rise to the surface, and
will continue there If he does not elevate his
hands If he moves bis hands under the
water in any way he pleases, his head will
rise so high as to allow him free liberty to
breathe, and If he will use his legs in the Act
of Walking tor rather walking up stairs, his
shoulders Will rise above the water. so that
be may use less exertion with his hands or
apply them TO other purposes. These plain
directions are recommended to the recollec-
ton OF those who have not learned TO swim in
their youth. as they may be found highly
advantageous In preserving life.
THE CASE OF LIzZY LoHMAN-There is a
significant story in recent police reports.
LlZzy Lohman, girl of sixteen, made two
attempts 10 commit suicide by rOison, in
order To avoid the life of shame which her
mother and elder sister were leading. That
is the end of the miserable story. The begin
ming is that the girls father died in the
country year ago, and the mother hurried
TO New York to find work. AS matter of
course, she did not find It. Hunger ami want
followed, and the younger girl. who, il
appears, was modest and innocent So e,iily
found, in the slUms TO which they We're re-
duced, no alternative for shame and starya-
ton but dose of Paris green. Moral: To
ali needy people out of New YOrk-keep out
of t.-lN y. Tribune, 2jth.
CURIOUS POLITICAL BETA novel suit.
growing out OF an election bet has Just begun
in the Chicago courts. Two politicians of
mat city bet their farms against each other
worth $40 zoo eachl on the question whether
Hayes or Tildep would be elected President
Each made out deed of his farm to the
other, and gave IL TO a stakeholder 20 deliver
or return according TO the result OF the cleo
ton. When the Louis iaua mu Idle began the
Tiiden man warned the stakeholder not to
deliver the deed To the Hayes man. Never
feless, when Hayes was inaugurate1 the
stakeholder did so deliver 1t. The Tilden
man sulked a while, but has now begun a
suit to have the court set the deed aside,
meanwhile asking an Injunction to prevent
the Hayes man from selling or encumbering
the estate be has acquired.
A SIGNIFICANT PIFCE OF TESTIMONY
was given before the San Francisco mint
investigating commission by Frank Levine,
an emplOye of the mint for eleven years.
he accompanied Superintendent Lagrange
to the jail in which the defaulting clerk Pin
ney was confined for the purpose OF listening
to their interview, and ne testi6ei that he
Plnney he
wonld prefer no charge If he would join MIN
and bis crowd and help him through. La
nothing could be proved against him PIN
ney urged that however that might be IL
would cost Lagrange good deal of money,
and he added: "YOu know that. through
my people, 1 can prove anything L want
TO prove"
INDIANA SFNSATIoNs.-F Fashionable sOci-
ely OF Fort Wayne is doing much talking
now about the elOpement Of Miss Clara Hill,
Inc Youngest daughter of an Old and rather
wealthy citizen, John II. Hill, esq. with DR..
j. w Young. physician who made his ad-
vent In Fort Wayne about year since. and
whose past career has been a very checkered
and adventurous one. There was a sem
sstion at Goshen Wednesday. by the sudden
departure during the night of two well-known
parties In that eity-Mss Frank Whitaker
for many years a member of the choir In the
M. f.. Church, and Mr.. l.. NJ. Dennis, travel
ing salesman for Goshen parties. They were
married at Niles. Mich, Wednesday night,
and have gone TO Kansas.
DASIARDIY OUTRAGE BY THIEVES
NTs. ban'ah Lane, aged 80, seamstress,
was taken with en- apileptic fit in Central
Park. New York. Friday afternoon. and fell
To- the ground unconscious;; While in this
state She was stripped Of her clothing by
thieves, who carried or even her shoes and
undercloihing. The park police found the
unfortunate woman and called in the aid of
several ladies, who gave her clothing. Being
still unconscious, Mrs. Lane was removed
10 carriage 10 Bellevue. She is a confirmed
epileptic. and the exposure to which she was
subjected has made her condition very pre-
carlous,
POISONED SALT.-The suit at New York
OF Avery d Co. VS.. Ship Niagara. was de-
clded Saturday by Judge Blatchford. The
snip was Carrying bags of salt for the plain
uHs and at the same time carried kegs of
arsenic. In some way the salt became i'm
rregnated with the arsenic and was pois-
oned. The court decides that the owners of
tanned.
ARCHBISHOP BAILEY, OF Baltimore, who
returned to this country from Europe in the
steamer Russia, which arrived on Monday
last, seems not to have been benefited at all !
by mis- seasons sOjourn on the continent, and
comes back rather the worse for his journey !
lie is, In fact, seriously ill; SO much so that |
the time Of his death Is only q question OF a |
few months-[N Y. Herald.
Bull 10 fight Howard.
Virginia is raising corn extensively. |
She never lacked kernels.
NSomebody writes from ConstantinopIe !
10 friend in Boston that famine is much |
dreaded in Turkey.
~ The New York papers welcome lydia |
Thompson as the Prodigal Son. Any aIIu- |
slon 20 her lated calves intended?-f Boston !
Post.
That was q scrupulous young LADY in |
Boston who refused to meet her lover-JuS-
tus bis name was-at home. because she had
heard her minister say that Justice should !