Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-21
lowing are the prices Of gold on Jan.
The following table will show the highest
prices Which have been reached In each Year.
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my. Graphic, Dec. IL.
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From Causerie of Boston Transcript
1t is universally claimed by the fair sex that
all men are conceited and it Is very certain that
some are. Take, for instance, the case Of the
young man who was chaffed by bis companions
on his attentions to certain young lady, 'Well
you see, said he. "tne girl is evidently attached
to ne, and a fellow can't very well help being
interested in her, you know"
Logic is logic. Many years ago a certain
New Hampshire judgewas travelling In compa-
ny with his nephew, a young asptrant for legal
fame: They occupied room together at coun-
try inn one night, and in the morning, as soon
as he was awake, the young man asked the
Judge what time it was. Seven O'clock" re-
sponded the Judge, without consulting his watch
CHOW do you know" asked his nephew. 81 as
sumo it, answered the uncle; If say 1t is 1
O'Clock, may be right; If say anything else,
may be wrong Logic is logic.
Some years since there arrived at the Revere
House in this city a newly-wedded pair from
Bangor They took the best suite in the house,
the morning Of the third day the groom ordered
the trunks taken down and marked sFifth
Avenue Hotel, New York." at the same time
ask sn0g the a row a boy % up his bill He
this bill rght?r he asked Eyes, sir, all right s.
answered the cashier, CHANGING over the items
ana su eHaey up pa the S ves yeS SIR s
groom. ''if that's your figure, here's your money
I'VE no fault to find but you'd better mark those
trunks for Bangor
One may as well be hanged for sheep as
for lamb. "Once upon time there lived a
maiden"-anda very charming little maiden She
was, by the way-with whom it was Causeurs
good fortune to be acquainted She was STAYING
with her parents at well-known hot ell in Wash.
1rgton, and in no way could an evening be spent
more pleasantly than in promenading its halls
In her company. One evening-it was rather
late-juSt in the midst Of most Interesting
conversation, there came an interruption In the
shape OF messenger from the young lady's
mother. bearing summons to come up stair at
once CauSeur saw the situation, and was about
to take hasty leave but the ''little maiden" took
his all-too-wiliing arm, saying, "MOthers as
mad as she can be, and we may as well walk
round the hall once more" And they did, twice.
Susan fell in love with bookkeeper, and
when Aunt Mary asked her about his pOsitioa
In life. Susan said demurely, "He'S count
aunt" Which proved satisfactory to both par
ties.
The browning ambition Of many q mans
life is to belong to secret society, and after
listening for many years to the constant itera-
ton Of one collocation of words. to die and be
followed to the grave by an awkward squad In
black coats and white gloves two sizes too big
WAS MACMILLAN HERo?-The romance
which hung around the story OF Macmillan and
Carlotta is somewhat rudely dispelled by ssUn
EsSa1 d'Empire au Mexique," by NJ MaSSeras
former editor of the Courier des Flats Unis, who
is acquainted with all the facts from actual OBJ
Servation. He states that Macmillan was a
pitifully weak and frivolous mana thing which
we find 1t easy to believe from his photograph s-
that he was given up to the consideration of
petty details of etiquette and liveries that he
hated the affairs OF state, and had horror of
work; that he drank to excess, was vacillating
own ruin. Carlotta, he shows. had lost her
mind before her husbands trouble began The
real tragedy was putting these two incapables
on such throne as that of Mexico.
BODY SNATCHING HORROR IN IND1ANA.-At
Evansville, Ind, considerable excitement pre-
Murphy, respectable painter, in the dissecting
room OF the Evansville Medical College. Muir.
ply was buried last Sunday, and his wife re-
celved an ANONYMOUS note late yesterday after
noon, 1nstruct1ng her to go to the college and
she would discover the body She followed the
instructions in the note, and the police have
taken possession of the building. She identified
the body, which was partially diSsected, by
marks and initials on his arm. An inquest is
being held, with the intention of getting at the
person who robbed the grave. Developments
leading to shocking disclosures are Anticipated
FIVE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH-At Cohoes,
n. y. at half past ten O'Clock Wednesday even
ing fire was discovered in the tenement No. AZ
BOWery street. in the fifth ward On the arrival
or the nremen 1T was aScertained that Patrick
Rouke, Timothy. Martin, Owen and William
aged respectively 16, II, 9 and years, and two
daughters, Mary Ann, aged 81, and Bridget
aged Is, were In the burning building The two
girls were rescued, the elder so badly burned
that she cannot survive, while the younger one
was comparatively unfnjured. Mr.. Rouke died
soon after being taken from the building. The
boys were all dead when found. The house was
burned to the ground. A defective alarm caused
delay In reaching the fire.
TWO Boy HUNTERS FROZEN TO DEATH.-On
saturday last two boys living in Lakeport
named Elmer Eaton aged IL years. and Doug
lass las Aoppln, - years OF age. went hunting and
dld not return search for them was insti-
tuted and their bodies were found this morning
IN ditch on the farm OF Bands Douglass, one
mile from home. Both were dead, and il is be-
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not visited this country with any professional
object, nor is it probable sue will perform here
during her stay. She possesses an estate In
New York, and another III licago settled upon
her in 1860 by Mr.. Boucicauit, Which it is her
intention to dispose OF and shift into other Sc
c9rltles. These estates valued at one time at
hundred thousand dollars, have dWind.ed In
value to one-half that amount.
RED OLEARY, the suspected Northampton
bank robber had hearing on Thursday in the
New York Supreme Court On writ of habeas
corpus. He was escorted by a strong police
force, as an attempt at rescue had been made
was case OF mistaken identity, and that a.
fraud had been committed in obtaining his ex-
tradition from Massachusetts,. The prisoner
was remanded to prison for another hearing
on Saturday.
A TRAMP was arrested at Newburg recently
in whose pocket was found a dried snake.
After his Incarceration he made a meal of the
snake. which he declared was good eating, and
said he had been Subsisting on like diet Tor
several days.
WEDDING CELEBRAr1oNs.-Three days, sugar
sixty dhys, vinegar; first anniversary iron; fifth
wooden; tenth, tin; fifteenth, crystal; twen-
tIeth, china: twenty fifth, silver; thirtieth cot
ton; thirty nth, linen; fortteth, wooden; forty
NTH, silk; f1fteth, gold; seventy fifth, diamond
lIroy Press.
~ Major Atwood, U.S.A., stationed at San
Antonio, Texas, was married in St. Louis re-
Gently to the daughter Of Richard King, the
"cattle King" Of the west. The brides father
presented the groom with 81, 900 head Of cattle.
eE-A three year-old daughter of Mrs. Ellen
Cronin was burned to death at Wilkesbarre.
Pa, Thursday. The child's clothing took fire
during the temporary absence Of the mother.
~ The citizens relief committee of Men,
phis have wound up their affairs by distribut.
Ing the cash on hand, 1929, among the poor
white OrnhQn aqVlun0S and Sntfin0 al al