Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-10

STRANGE ABDUCTION SUIT-Suit has been
instituted in the Brooklyn city court by ThOs.
a. Madgan RIsEer to recover 5000 dam
Spriggins, and Thomas Spriggins, for the al
legged abduction of Annie, aged twelve years,
daughter Of the plaintiff Eyeline Stacks the
leges that her sister was married to Thomas
Stack and now, she says, they go by the name
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Spriggins. One day in Sep
, Mra H,G last during the absence of Mr.: and
nome. The father of the missing child wrote
to maiden lady residing at Akron, in Erie
county, N T., who had once taken care of the
girl. and learned that she was there. Annie
was returned to her home and told strange
story TO her parents. Her first statement was
TO the effect that on the day she left her home
ed her what was the matter, as she looked
anxious. Annie told her she wanted to go to
AKRON, and the strange woman gave her the
money to pay her way to that place. In a sub
sequent statement she said that She went to
New York with Mrs. Stack on the day she dis
appeared, and that she remained in strange
house in this city for several days and was
then sent to Batavia, n Y. When She reached
there she went to convent and remained,
having no money, until a conductor took her
to Akron, The answer to the complaint has
not yet been tiled-LN: Y Herald, Oh.
RELIGIOUS TRAMPs.-There is reason to be-
lieye that number of religious tramps are
following up the Moody meetings, and .prac:
the Christian public. They can speak in meet
ing, can tell a remarkable story of their con-
version. and can take all the money cOnfiding
they are pious. 1t may not be amiss to sug-
gest that those who have aid to furnish should
have some knowledge of the parties who re-
meetings. and at some ONE t Of the weekly nset
ings in the church lecture rooms, there have
been suspicious looking and appearing strang-
ers who have pretended to much piety, and
a hpi nd m do
begging mission out of their presence and
talk: or course there may be worthy men,
talking as these men do, and yet there are
strong circumstances pointing to gross decep-
ton in some of the cases which have appear
ed here. In one instance at weekly meet.
ing one OF these strangers, who had made
another stranger in another part of the house.
Reports from other places show cOnclusively
That one wing OF the army OF trampS is en-
gagged in impressing upon religious assemblies
version, and then, having secured sympathy.
asking for help II Hartford Cburant.
FINGER BILLIARD PLAYING.-The exhibition
OF skill in finger billiards given by Mr.. +. B.
Adams last evening was exceedingly enter.
tanning and wonderful. The mastery which
he possesses over the movements of the balls
credited except on sight. Description is i'm
possible. but il may be said that he does every
timing in the shape OF difficult and unique shots
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curve of any description, or takes serpentine
course, touches as many cushions as the player
desires, and finally counts precisely as he an
nOunceS in advance. Occasionally he would
make it run along the rail, jump off at given
point, cross the table and make few cushions,
and end by counting on the reds in some out
Of-the-way corner. Three hats were placed on
line with two balls below the last hat. Mr..
Adams made the cue ball describe the letter 5
around the middle hat, take a cushion and
count on the two balls. He exhibited some one
hundred fancy shots in all, concluding with the
bottle shot, In this, two bottles are placed
on the table foot apart, with ball on each
and a third ball in the opposite corner OF the
from bottle to bottle, take an English in the
air and count on the third ball, thus making 4
double shot, Hartford C0urdnt. JAM
made recently by Richard A. Proctor, the
English astronomical writer, it appears that
the result of the observations Of the British
Transit Expeditions has been to fix the suns
This exceeds by nearly million of miles New
combs estimate, generally accepted of late
years, and by more than a million of miles
IeverrierS conclusion drawn from The plane
tary perturbations. The authors of the new
estimate, it seems. admit probable error OF
100000 miles, while the British Transit Observa
| tiOnS in southern localities are yet to be com
| bined with those made by America, Russia
| and Germany at northern stations. 1t is toe
early yet, therefore, to lay it down in the schOO
| distance OF the sun is
| MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-Mrs
Marian Berry. widow lady near Durham. n
| H., aged is, was shot and instantly killed yes
| terday in her own house by John L. Parkham
whom she had employed to do some chOpping
and dispute arose in regard to his pay. H.
| fled, but was soon found with his throat cut
| Ilnnnr IntinpnrlnS