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Drprrppvr WAYS OF PrrrrNG IT.-This is tn

scientific way II a falls asleep in the sitting pos
ure with his mouth 0pen his jaw drops the tongue not
beng in contact with the hard palate the sucora space
is eratei; the soft palate longer adheres 10 mo
roof the tongue; and. if respiration be carried on
through the mouth. the muscular curtain begins Ia VI
brate." And this is the popular form: II mau doesns
Keep his mouth shut when asleep, ne Will -nore.'
The minister was talking of purity of heart,
and he boy was dreaming OF fruit-ctke. when tho
good man said, What more can We haveT the boy re-
Piled " You've bad two pieces already"
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about bringing forward their bondsnen. by The Jay.
application in which to furnish his bondsmcn; Unless
he compile, with the law this respect within tbat le,
the application may lapse aud the receipt gwen o'''
null and void
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THE SERIOUS ILLNESS OF A VIRGINIA CANDI
DATE

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 15.-Ralegh T. Daniel,
Attorney OF Virginia, who taken sick Friday
night soon after addressing the Convention speech Of
thanks for renominaton IL tonight III most critical
condition The chances that ho Will rally Mr..
Daniel Ia In his seventy third year and IL the best known
and very probably the ablest public man IN Virginia.
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rwo BOYS FATALLY BURNED By KEROSENE.

Two years ago T.. Gilbert lie Valley, who
lives about four miles west Of Riyerhead Village, L. L.
lost his wife Since then with bis three boys he has
.rnied the house without housckeeper On Saturday
bt he visited the village purchase supplies In the
evening the Oldest boy aged H. was getting kindlng
WOOD for Sunday when Thomas and Francis, boys of 10
Cd Years thought they would surprise him by making
ere for supper AS II did not burn quickly they took
kerosene can, which the father thought was empty,
and which could have eon'alned only small
o." .,,,, and incurred the oil on the nre when the
49, ,tin0 their clothing on IRE The elder brother
SearIng their screams, from the barn caught the
nnnnsst how aud put him In the barrel where
we're wztered, thus quenching the nre, after
h,b he threw water on the burning csrpss and sxn-
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gushed that The other lad into the road where ne
caught by Samuel Hulse VINO happened 10 DC urlv
ing that way and who wrapped horse-blanke arounu
him and smothcred the fire. The eldest boys hanas
badly burned The younger boys Doth uieu 'no
night
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CTRlCTURE, Impotence, and Diseases OF the
y Geucrauve organs radically and speedily cured once
hours ESftY \. DANIELS. ND. Ia Lexington aV
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GEN. McCLEILAN AT A MONUMENT DEDICATIo,

BosToN, Aug. 15.-Gen. Mcclellan has ac-
cepted invitation to attend the dedication OF the
Army and Navy Monument and Will appear in the pro-
cesson mounted aud In uniform
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FAILURE OF A BIRMINGHAM HOUSE.


b. III. Harris & Co., metal merchants of
Birmingh have failed Their liabilities are estimated
at 100000.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Privy Council has
order prohibiting the landing In Great Britain
leaves stalks OF potatoes from the United states,
Canada Germany after the 3lst inst
lFOr otter Foreign Neos see FIRST Pdgel
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FIRE DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
NEW QUALIFICATIONS FOR CLFRKsHlPs.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday discharged
the following employees:

These persons with the exception OF Kelly appealcu
before the Commissioners TO answer to the question
"Why should you not be dischargedP They all deca'eu
that they had done their duty, and could thiuK Oh 10
reason for dismissal except that their politics might not
be satisfactory slmms said he was very popular III MS
ward among the voters but Objectionable to the party
managers He remarked that he had performed not
only his own work. but also mat OF Mr. Barrlt an III
spector in the Department, who was mot at the once
more than half the time" This caused some little excite
ment and Commissioner German said they would I'M
medatey inquire into the exact state OF the case Mr.
Barritt was out Mr. TerhuDe the person III chais
of that bureau app ared aud said Barrtt perlOreu al
his duties in a satisfactory manner . q, ,,.-.o,
On motion OF Commissioner German, the following "p
pointments nade-the quoted words are MI w w
mans: James Graham, L. ". McGrath, eN-As.eh11niH
man; NJ. F. Killian. ian elegant gentleman JILL nn,
Kennedy az splendid young man from the lower Ptis
of the CITY :" NJ Ii. Durgan, elegant young man
and j. j. Hart. These places are worth about fl,-UV
year. The votes in each case except Kelly ~ec
In party lines Messrs. King and German tDeh1oia.ni
voting Tor the changes and Commissioner Perey hepup
licau5 dissenting. The action i'll regard 10 hciy W"e
unanimous Speaking OF the DISCHARGED men, Sohmds1
sioner German each had been dismissed oI
ana sufficient reasons. The unfortunate ehPio'' avn"
ute the action entirely to political causes. A.. w.,
The report of the investigation OF the hfe III the nes
e-n Linton Buildug on the 29th OF July was reau.
exonerates the Fire Department from the charge y,
smashing things generally" Chief Bates reinAs lhat
the managers OF the building resented Tue pIesooo Va
the Gremen saying that the building was NJ
that The empoye could put out any nre "hou' "e''e'
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HOME NEWS.

YESTERDAY AT HUDNUrs IN
BROADWAY.
Dam To- Noon rs. 2 D. M. 75o. MIDNIGHT, 7Z''
Uichest during the day. 75' Lowest, ~
Average, 733. same day, 1876 81.
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Announcements

Dry Cellars an absolute necessity for q
heatly house. send 10 T. NEW ~ Johnst, New.York.
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FAMILIES TNPROyIDED WITH MIX
OF M,GNEs lack prompt AMI agreeable household remedy
for dyspcptic complaints.
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DFNOTrNCING Elsie AS A MURDERER.

, DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE QUEENS COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Elsie, now in confinement IN the queens
County Jail awaiting examination on the charge oi
numbering John Guuser OF East Williamsburg, has be
come much enfeebed during his imprisonment, ana his
mind ia so troubled that he sleeps little. On Tuesday
Hicbes who was arrested with Elsie but was aferward
released visited the Jail and permitted to see Elsie
They shook hands Elsie began to cry Nichols then
said to him:
elsie you have made good deal OF trouble 'or me
for the purpose Of screening yourself You know VINO
killed Gunser When | sworn again Will tell ali
Don't you remember that, when came to your mouse
the morning after murder, you met me, and said
Elsie Guuser is kiedP Don't you remember that you
raised your arm before your face and said o. God!
Don't you remember telling me that you stole Khlle
from the butchers wagon TO kill GunScr and Schmidt
And did Won not tell me that you had forbidden those IN
your house to talk about the murderi Did you not al
WAYS sneak ont Of my house whenever the murder WAS
mentOncdt ..-.-, .-, ~,
AT this point Elsie became terribly agitated and held
fast to the celdoOr to prevent himself from lahS 10
the floor. Michca continued:
Elsie Won are villain and Gunsers blood is upon
your head You have 10 lies the same rs hndIcW
Thomas You ali swOre you slept IN the same room You
did not. You know 1t is lie. III tel everything ana
you viii swing" - -,
As Micnels said Elsie fell in swoon upon his cell
floor Since the last examination Disirci-htt"rncy
Downing has obtained some important evidence atahs
Elsie which 1t is believed will fix the guilt upon llm' II
he does not confess IT, Elsie 10 have the gaOWs
continually before him. and asks frequently II he VIII De
han
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EVERYTHING GOING OFF wEIL-HAYEs's RECEPTION
ENlHUsIAsTIC-A LEGISLATURE GOING on BY
SPECIAL 1RAI
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& Neatlg one THiliuB .offpeoplerdi,
ia q 4 s3nrvatio'a e. % Indie !llarlqs The Pc
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Pelriaed 900 az Calilarnln.

III
The site OF The IsessSaass arest IL about
ns ss,ss;..7ifiitaa feet feet issjuYt, u ivyei and
lies ~ the Aanie eEe.asz .sl.L ~.
MosGt st. Helena and The thermal
springs Of Caiiaioga.s Geoiogieaiiy. il is
one vast tlifa bed, In which the trees
lie asIthe5j FeTe thseWn, spgubably tlion.
sands ct yeaFs ago. by soma vast convul.
aion OF nature. This tnfa, 1 will say, for
tho benefit Of the INITIATED. .ill scientific
lore, "a volcanic aals ns esp3er; sis is q
lasa threw sifssgati 1n d fieFS srass ana
desceudl Ing lth atn$ It is gzay Ia color
aud granular In st ucture. Sometimes q
tis i0Slnd siesi igs tie fern Of IitFio
globes or. bombs. Annmonites, found la
+ the strata, fix iissla event In tho creiaeeons
periods The psof fsss=elsb iucliRat q Bin.
inif .sas - I ils. s.s.,s
lie at hye or 81 = 1iIlaEgnb tayets--o.s SilS,
lower. almost north and Enufh : ne flia
higheat, northeast and southwest. AZ
the latter leys tIte tTses plpat have, ,baep
buried EHd ID ! slt5 sSs &, slRf. drssf isat az
Z lava; at slses l17ssgt, Gye hundred fees.
Their lib cDnfa fii e. the dip of tks tufs,,
and Is AE An al "a u { iIrOna Thirty 60 Forty.
!, five degrees slfs Ia lss.snletiss!
many OF I'll kIcssii have been converted iuto
charc0al lsefe s..So md asbers
into beantiisi sneeifnetis OF let, Where
the heart 0f eli se tSae listf dscsly I'd, ti...e
cavity is filed with oral, Il form of liis.
trOiis, ullcsy ystal zAi "a lissi COZ sisag
water Ghaleeacnax another foYsa 81
silica, but sleas snd iilapid, Is found ia
oshsr caYities No st1P has been petti-
fed, and eqs igsse hero q ,Fo0t,
4 hiany ~ sB heesl ca BY hFs. E0me
are bEokan as'cn had tatea
5r bffisins. What must lsave been theet he
giasst iOsCa tsas followed their lsFss de-.
eisss.ss..;tti 20 tii II d aet ssls,yg
iie yas iif ID q fTae Is q u
ess:ne lsss The fli s, and llta iftah OF
mn Sl h las Alt a SQUAD. 0ne Of tho
Emit s Ff & is al: III diam etee.i
el5fi exc 1sEIs II ssl 8 u 81
is SIS sSs fsst s- q 1ess Il. 7. s. Il tihtila ar
ssEioiss IA ssl llse' I ! u e1 hacked ssish
an 1 % sfa gS ii siE
the pod -, iSolss thls
hts,sse -. ;;s.issssssss iii iEs
absild u Ill i EtfsisS Ii no fnis4
sakIeE tllsS hes q so ftg n done
hespFe s,'s tio ests
gsscslE eo sllss ssai 81
ths, syos is ueIsees ioa Is sHaeiEAbio
sistst III gsillog5si7 bs1sa s6
u 3 Sd ~
e sit q 4 .ssi iIek q Z tE a hens:
81 Te mo iIiIIs s & L NJ: s. y! s.
ygoPselt. forl he 30 n 10 tassii0a
s.st 5ssssssg sssg i;Ssls
ogd Ii tlis III are tEoa-
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EsEa 0ngut siIUfeay }Fgiss - yelled
s Kansas bride, S. alie broke the coal oil
Lamp osses har hiiahaEd's d head for cominn
bsile at 9 o'clock ns u fflidrfiTSy. ts,Vel6
tilgss will bs bslk hiiia SiriEilIs in the
Slnsuing,n said he "a he noufed a sho;el
slil OF Goals into the oil. on sho fioor,
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~ Tut has been cit.
gagged tn the practice Sf
medicine thirty years, and
for Il long time was demon.
straior of anatomy In tho
Medical College OF Geor.
gia, hcncc persons udiug
his Fills have the guarnn.
tee that they arc prcna -. -.
on scientiic principles,
and are free from all
quackcry.
lie has succeeded In
cc.'h:n:nS In .he:n :he
heretofore nntagonistlc
qualities Of a sirsggihsG.
iEg, fsrgafit's, dnda pnV.
Uyile ionie.
Their FIRST apparent ef-
feet is TO increase the ap.
petite by causing the food
to properly assfmilate.
Thus the system 10 nour-
ishcd, and by lheir tonic
Snction on .hs dll{e:s:.;sfs dr.
gnns. rcgularand healthy
cvacuniionsarc produced.
iTl,c rapidityvitb which
FfysoRS fdkt on 6cgk,
while under the influence
Of these pills, Of itself in.
dicates their ndapta5ility
to nouriah the body, and
hence thcireGcacyi cur.
ing nervous debility, mel
anclioly, dyspepsia, vast
Ing Of the muscles, slug.
glshneEs Of tie l!ser.
chronic constipation, en9
;ngtn 10 inc rystcm. Sold
'iu'ray Stres,, Esy York.
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AVE sortauf- -paragranhs.

{ Tearlg one 4nilliin .offpeoplerdied
s9s s5arvafloa o 20 Indie lilarlpG The Pate
4 yaung Indy says that ''if cart
wheel hns nine fellows attached to II, it's
ABLY ,tgF tgFat gi giirl like her cap''fs have
Is IN sfsp GFe found to be vainer on nc.
count OF those qualities which they be.
lieye they heve than Of those which tl.ey
really passeas.
fY-s Wherever there 'is much 10. offend,
there 'is mitch to pardon; and when there
p enythipg To pardon, be assured there
iss6mesliing toIlove. q iif...s 81 n
- However many friends you have, do
sti6s te8soct y5hfAelI Though you have
thousapd, not one of them loves you
20 stnnch hsiyou ought to love yourself.
- No character will plea5e ing which
10 uniform. To be always joe. Ii buf.
foonery; always pathetic, silly; al
ways wise, contentious; always grave,
tiresoma.
T. AM intoxicated inassepgcr ON Vir-
IgilSia rahrbad ahoRe5' his G6tnl abstinence
pledge when asked for his ticket. The
oGnSussos oa is ane ta,Si tdruaR tAs pedged wr"''
- Take Ave eens's wotlNafllime, dis
solve ia'apsA ofwater. putin tlie clothea
set them lT remain. three or foer hours, then
WlIit, hhti the .niiadew win alLdtsappenr,
and docs not injure tho cloth.
- He 10 o man AFTER my own heart,
pa, = said Julia, ravetsing to Charles Au.
Eusttl8. HNnnaanse,n ranliaA ED ,..se..= .s.ee..
cal. "he 10 o inaa, aher The noneyiyour
Incie Left you" And then all was Quiet.
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What 10 YeDetia1e?

=. r. eTEvgMs, Boston, Mas,
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4. IS y compound extracted from barks. roots
aud herbs. IL is Nature's Iieniedy. II Is per-
lem. Il Is nourishirg and dstrengtleDng. II acts
directly upon tho biooi. II qnieis the nervous
systcni. 1t gives you good. sweet sleep nc night.
u Is 8 great panacen for our aged fathers and
mothers, for II gives them strcngtl, quiets their
nerves and gives them Natures sweet sleep, ds
has been proved by many aii aged peIson. IL Ii
for our children. 1t Las relieved 1fd cured
thousands. II 10 very pleasant TO take every
CHILD likes y. ltreiieye9 and cures Gil diyeases
TINE. Give II n fair trInl for your complaints ;
then you will say 10 your friend, neIghbor- and
acquaintance, "Try II; II has cr:ed me-"
vEGETISH for the complaints for which Il is
recommended. Is having larger sale throughout
the Up' Cd States than any other one medicine.
pt9ihsg. - FsyET7
Evening star., 1877-11-15
GEORGETOWN.

DEATHS Or Two WELL-RNowN CRIT
zEHs MIR. =. H. Howell, a we'll kno WI
GeCrgetCwnian. q led a. his Late residence. o.
the corner OF Gay and Green streets. al I
early hour this morning. Mr.. Howell was
prominent member OF the Presbyterian
church, and his death Will be regretted by a
great LUmb ber of friends. Mr.. Richard
A. Macomb died at his reSiierce. los WASH
ington street, yesterday evening, aged &5
years. MIR Macomb was native Of Wash
ington, and lived in the District all his life.
He was for many years foreman for Nagili
* Witherow, and for the past five years
until within the past few months, manager
of The National Republican Job Printing
office. lie was also prominent member Of
the Typographical Association. He leaves a
wife and three small children.
GRAIN.-Arrivet-B0a Boyer, with 5000
bushels wheat, to j. G & j. NJ. Waters; boat
J oudon, with 500 bushels wheat, TO ii. u.
Talbot.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE. Offerings on
Change to day, $500 bushels wheat. 500 sold
at = 20, 400 sold al II 55% 1,Sio sold at ~ 50
go sold at Sl52R, 10 sold at II -, 3 GOO sold
atsl51 , $50 sold at II iSI Is sold at SI.t5.
DON'T forget the pound party to night.
Evening star., 1877-11-15
THE COTRTS

CIRCUIT COURT.-,jJefgs fOrtteT.
To-day, Robinson agt Roberts. verdict { y piain-
td fer So Mclaughlin et Al sEt ScEyny -I-surs
fT m the Probate Court % the legality Of the wU
Of Mary Morgan. d. tCe6>ei-on trisi.
POLICE CoURT-Jppige Ssel
To-day, james u. Bradley EvUts-l. looking man.
Law yer by profession. w. afgaCne IA she charge
uf making an aS>tuit and ta tHTN EGms David
sou daughter Of has divorced wife la testified fhst
Bradley walked int hoy mothers hlu~e last uiEht.
ana after spsskng abruptly a. her made an aSssrlt
On her a. she wss escaTin- from his presence. +
che keC her tShe showed tr court hr prints e MS
fingers IN her threat He had Eres iuusly nllilg
threats to her The officer arrested him in the &c
the assault. Otf,er - Smith came in Fu~t fu time
To ssve htr. Defendant erpesrS % be a rather eN-
yitabie man. sun DESIRE. o. make stat Deut. lut
the auIt declined TO G-aT h.tl. and uEsi him
end costs or 6l days Ia jail. and 10 give $50 ass
keep the peace and stand committed Uufi given A..
thar REI HiuEev an sytaT oil hte boy. assault on
james Fletcher. ~ wear odd CHi-red boy, ..
Evening star., 1877-11-15
The District i'm Congress.

WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY.
Senator Dorsey introduced in the Senate
today a petition signed by citizens of Wash
ington asking that the charter of the Wash
iugton Market company he amended as pro
vided in House bill No 2S9, Introduced FEB
IGaTy 25, 1SIG. The petitioners are occU pants
OF stalls or dealers in Washington market.
They protest against the rent imposed upon
them by the directors of the company with
out the consent of the local legislative gov
eminent, as provided Ia the incorporation
SC Of the company They claim that the
rent imposed upon them fot stalls Is eXOr-
bitaTt and excess i've, and that the com many
/ a. failed i'm it's agreement with the District
authorities 10 reduce the rental OF stalls in
The market
LOTTERY TICKETS
The bill introduced in the House by Judge
BuCbDeT tO prevent the sale of lottery TICK
cts IL ire District, makes The sale Of such q
ticket DisdemeaDOr. upon conviction OF
which the guilty parties are to be fined 500
~ d 10 he Imprisoned in jail for no less than
ten months or more than one year.
DEF DS AND MORTGAGES.
The bill with reference to the recording of
deeds introduced by Gen. Williams provides
for The repeal of sections 4i6 and fl of the
Revised Statutes OF the District and for the
substitution of the following: ''All deeds,
deeds Of trust, NOR cages. cOnyeyances, COW
enants, agreements, or any instrument OF
writing which by law is entitled to De re
corded "a the Office of the recorder of deeds,
shall take effect and be valid, as to ere iitOrs
and as TO Subse quent purchases for valuable
ctDSlGtraDOn without notice. from the time
when such deed. deed OF trust, mortgage.
conveyaT &c, covenant, agreement, or in
suUnt Mt in writing shall, afler having been
ackEov ledged, proved. or certified. as the
case may be, be delivered to the recorder Of
deeds for record, ard from that time only;
ana The recorder Of deeds shall note on each
deed or other instrument OF writing raQujrad
by law 10 he recorded, the dag and hour OF
delivery or the same to him 10 be recorded.
Sec. 2 That this act shall not be SO construct
as 10 affect any deed or other Instrument OF
wiring heretofore TecOrde1.''
DEPREDATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
Judge Buckner's bill to prevent deprela-
datiOns upon property in the District or Col
umbia PTescribes tnat every person who, IN
the District OF Columbia, shall willfuIly aud
without color of ri2ht, enter into any Orcu-
pied or unoccnpied dwelling house or other
building, the property of another, and shall
cut, break, or tear from its place any gas
pipe, water pipe, door. bell, or other fixture
therein: or who SHALL in such dwelling
house or other building, cut, break, or tear
down any wall, or part of a wall, or door,
with intent 10 cut, break, or tear from its
place any pipe or fixture therein, shall, for
the first Offense, be fined no, more than 5000,
and he imprisoned in the District jail not
less than two months or more than Que year,
and for any subsequent Offeuse shall be inn
prlsOned in the penitentiary for not less than
one year or more than three years.
Evening star., 1877-11-15

To LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.-We Wish
10 call attention to A. Fischer's Chemical
Securing and Dyeing Establishment No 900
q street, near 9Th street. By promptly adopt
ing the latest improvements, whether OF
American or European invention. he is en-
abled To do his work in manner not to be
equaled by those not possessing these fsciI-
1ties. His cleansing and dyeing Ladies' ard
Gents Suits are, IN fact, tha cheapest in the
city on account OF his superior work. Give
him call-906 q street. Punctuality guar
anteed.
Evening star., 1877-11-15
ALEXANDRIA.

SAD CASE E-Amoug The lCdSFrS AT the sta
on house last night was WON IA, hayin >
win her blind enid, woo said she mad
been deserted by her husband in Northern
city. She was on her way 10 Fairfax {. H
where, she says, she has friends.
DEATH OF AN Old CIFIZES.-Mr. John
J. Walsh, one of the Oldest residents OF this
city, died at the residence of his daughtrr on
st. ASaph street, this morning. Mr.. Walsh
was about seventy-Cigh years of age. aud
bad been in tad health Tor some time past
GOzGEe. lith.
Evening star., 1877-11-15

"CHANPAGEE HARLEY" DEAD -
"ChaFpsgne Charley is deal. Charles
JhrOpe was born thirty four years ago. His
father left him S50,0OO year. Being clever
he sought the society Of literary men; and /,
liking social glass, his means enabled him
TO choose champagne. Hence Il few years
ago, after his exploits had been told so often
as TO make him comparatively well known
verse, and Champagne Charley" was lon !;
a tavOIite song in the music halls He never
liked 1t. and always denied that he was the
original or the s,n,-, and his friends deny 1t
today, in Difference to his nem0iy: Bat II
istrue, London Corresponds. .lce
Evening star., 1877-11-15

A MINISTER'S ELOPEMENT.-On Thurs
day, il is alleged, the Rev. c. Davis, mem
her of the Christian Church, residing in
Jackson township, on the confines OF Shelby
county, Ohio, eloped with Mrs. Sarah Ben.
nett, from near Logansville. The reverend
gentleman was well known aud respected,
al d his dastardly conduct is a matter of the
utmost surprise and grief to his friends and
bereaved family. He left a wife and six
children to suffer for the disgrace of
fallen father. Mrs. Bennett leaves a hus-
hand and three children. There Is no clue
as 70 where the guilty couple have gone.
Evening star., 1877-11-15

A YOUTHFUL OFFEN E R. - Libby
D Brien, girl thirteen years OF age, sue
cessful sneak thief has been arrested in New
York. No less than twelve complaints have
been lodged against her, and large quanti-
ty of valuables stolen by her have been re-
covered, including gold watches and dta.
mond rings. 1t is estimated that the value
of the property she stole win amount To
nearly 5000, upon which she did not realize
more than 500.
Evening star., 1877-11-15

Georgetown over 10, ,00o, washington io9, ,1si,
Georgetown IL .3S4. 5 engines and truck.
SPEEDY legislation should compel all pro-
pTtetoFs OF hotels, public balls and bust ness
places 10 make the best arrs ngements posSl-
bic for fire escapes. would ask that all the
gOyeTuu ent buildings in this city own lad
ders reaChIT z from tie ground TO the roof,
and kept in position at all times, thus afford =
ing a mode of reaching The roof In time Of
fire. This pTecautiOa should also be taken
by the hotel proprltt tors"