Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-22
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extinguished az $50 m.
MAJOR ODriscoli's residence, 1895 Tstreet. was
entered yesterday morning b. some one who
cut the stats OF the blinds. Many valuable az
ttcleS were carried Off By the thief
Henry VOrce, a school boy. was seriously cnt
about the head and face yesterday at the
Franklin school building by accidentally lJ.I-
mig into glass door while al play with his
companions. Df; Lovejoy sewcd up the cuts III
his face and head.
Mr.. l. \. Emery. secretary of the Labor Ex-
change. sends us q communication "that one
Armstrong, OF the WOrkingmen'S Assembly. re-
EoIttd IN our paper as saying at their last
meeting that the Labor Exchange had secured
an appropriation from Congress. and had used
% per cent. OF it for clerk hire. &C. states
what Il untrde. Congress has never appr0pri-
ated one cent for the Labor Exchange or with
which il has had anything 10 do
MI Ieter BOgaTt. while fishing from the
long bridge yesterday afternoon, caught 4 large
Back bass. measuring lsJ+ inches long, and
weighing pounds.
The Train due from the South at II TO-DAY
reached here about two hours late. in cOnse-
tueHce Of careful running. made necessary by
soIGe slight washes. caused by the rain storm.
A "CoYJURED' WO.-Ax AND THE ..vorpoo-
HCCTORS.-ADUut thee weeks ago Mary Minor
cOiOted woman residing AZ the corner OF 12t.
ard r streets southeast. complained OF being
mighty poorly AID badly %ripei." and There
Was curious movement observed about her
stomach ore or Two physicians We're called In
AID being Of the opinion that tie movements
III Ter stomach were occ&Si0ued by taoa-
tcf for II. BUt size and her fri5nd- could nor
be brought 10 believe that this was tue cause
ara two e9l0ted ''yQudJ0" doctors were calico
H.. Aftci q diagnosis CIc cave The opinion thar
her stomach is The home Of & big tree frog an;
TIE other that it is inhabited uy 4 D.~ black
SHAKE and Two ground hpg5-b0th agreeing t.l1t
Ii-c "liinals Lad been coniured into her o. some
tfesay: one CT the YtUdCoi,tS las proved 20
III" saf sfacjion OF The family and many OF The
SUEersjtti0us people in that section tar Sj,rl
= he case 1y finding two .c5ajura'' bottles un-
ia
haI- piece Cf her calico dress. AID some
''-raTeyaFd Gilt IL Is Gained b. tne pre- ;alt
s{teHdih% VeVd9o doctor that he has b.o'.eH
t-e SIC and that sac wont be troubled any
more after be succeeds by medic Il. IN d;sSofV-
H. the "Tal1liitS, 80 that they can b. natu-
sally ejected This case CXcite5 great interp;.
among The cotcrei people 0f that - :tion. and
l-t4Oc-S Of peopse Visit The patient from tine
70 tI..e 70 get an opportunity - feel Jile move
NETS OF the '.yarinnts, but tlere is among
tacii 2S there IS with the doctors" Z DIVER
sly 81 oi!Li9n as 20 whether they feel tie
movements OF the mind les OF a frog or tie gy-
iat!onS O. BLACK shake AID his TWO atteni.lt
t!cGnG tCSS.
Or DOrGLAss. THE STEWART GRAVE RoBBER
AID Dr. CHRISTIAN, THE " AsHINGToN REStR-
EEt TicEI>T.-1He New YORK papers OF yeSter-
day claim that mysterious doctor Dr.. Dau--
las. who has been suspected by the police aii-
tho:iteS Of that city OF being the chief c0nspjra
iCI and originator OF the robbery OF stewards
grave. * no other than George y. Christian the
UCtor0us Washington resurrectionst. They
CI this man while at his boarding house prior
10 The robbery and CT his sudden departure
Afterwards They also state that Mrs. Camp
tell his 'anGiady. and all the inmates OF her
house, identify him as Christian, from a photo
graph Of tie latter furnished by the detectives
There: Sketches OF Christians life are given
with his Washington record. which is tie same
that was published by THE STAR about a wear
since. our detectives and others who knew
Christian IN this city take veiy little stock III
TIE story about CHRISTIAN being connected with
I..IS \ * 10 i,,c
teen Known 10 maze use OF his prof ssIOn o;
itsEffect!onist for blatlrG1i!in% purposes. but
tAIy 10 supply medical colleges with dissect-
'IG material. His picture is In the rO.ues
&.-Ilery al police headquarters. His Wife, who
a"d been living III this city for several years
ia>l. itft f0r NEWEST to meet her husband some
The Ney York Sua SAYS: The police are
ECrhng Vigorously 10 ind Or. George Chris
ilan- tie Washington TeSuFrect ioniSI. and are
SfeSiEg 10 gain more knowledge OF the nlys g.
tlotis Dr. Douglass whose partial re Se;nblance to
CHRISTIAN has caused the detectives TO sUSDe,.
Lem 10 6e identical. Two different pictures of
Christian have been seen by the in:nlr Of m
East 18th street boarding house. which Dr.
Douglass abruptly Quilted on the evening of the
grave robbery, and all note the same points of
RESEMBLANCE in certain features. There is no
accurate likeness OF Christian. the notice Off
ciaS aver. ard they say that they could not BE-
positive that Douglass and Christian are the
same until Christian in person is confronted
with Douglass acquaintance. 4 private de-
tective agency is devOting its entire activity 20
nIGlng Christian
a CURIOUS COINCIDENCE is related By t.,a
trsneld (Nd) Lca,ter. which says that Last
week Captain J.. T. Sterling. OF the schooner
CARA Howeth, picked up the body OF Mrs Tar
Teton. one OF the victims OF the late steamer Ex-
press disaster. The body was drifting from the
Shoals near Hedges straits into the bay. Capl
Sterling carried the remains TO Smiths creek.
IN the POTOMAC river. for interment and by
chanee landed at the house where Mrs Tarleton
was BORN. married and lived giving the body fn
charge or the distressed husband one of the
ehildieh lost with Mrs. Tar.eton driftei across
me Day and into the Potomac river, where il.
100, was recovered by the father"
BUILDING AssocIaTIoSs.-At the 1osd regular
monthly meeting or the Franklin CO-ooeratjvta
building Association sl.1eo was advanced AZ ~
per cent. premium, and i've shares redeemed a.
s3.3e3 each-S1.S SITS.
At the seth regular monthly meeting OF the
Jefferson cooperative Building Association
f2.6ce was advanced at az average of - per
cent premium, and 10 shares were redeemed at
Sal .ct eacfI-S6. l6i 10
At the 3sth regular monthly meeting OF the
Arlington Cooperative Building Association
$3.50 was advanced at s. J. per cent. premium
THE COHEN CAsE.-Yesterday, In tie Criminal
Court. Judge Nylie the case OF Isaac Cohea
appealed rom the Police Court, where he was
Ene0 $40 fCr dlSorderly conduct at the Agricu-
tufai Department during his DEMONSTRATIONS
last summer. was called, but he failed TO answer
MI: Durant; his counsel. stated that he did not
NOV his clients whereabouts, and asked that
Tie case be passed, which was done Cohen
when this action was taken, was giving his
views On labor and finance in the street.
THE CROWD OF CUSTOMERS still increase
New goods received every day. Blankets. pure
Wool, s2.50. s., $3.50, SO; one hundred pieces
new and beautiful dress goods arrived to-day at
20 o'clock am, dress goods from Is TO 81 80:
beautiful silk and wool dress goods. 81, 81 and
81 finest quality dress goods imported 81 = 25
81 50. S.I5, S2 and 50 so: clOatS' cOakS, clOaks,
trimmed with silk; cloaks trimmed with vel
vet; ciCasS from S 10 SIS; brOche ShawlS. Car
ter III Market Space.-Adrt.
REAL ESTATE SALES.-R. o. Hoffman real es-
tate broker and auctioEeer, 10Th and + streets
u. W. has sold, at private sale, for James D.
Clary- house No. 1907 Ii street n. W. for $1,000
aEd lot on southeast corner OF 4th and G streets
D. W. Is feet front by a depth OF SIS feet i'm
proved by two frame houses, for Mrs Jane
SuCng- for =, coo.
THANKSGIVING DAY is near at hand and
among other things this community should feel
thankful for Is having in their midst so com
pete an estaoshment as the Bows Clothing
mouse OF b. Robinson d Co.. 909 PennSylyani9
avenue, where all that is desirable In the line ~
youths, boys and children's clOrbinr car, ha
found al all times, and at popular prizes Nd5et
CARPETS, CARPETS. CARPErs,-New ra,-ar,o
OF ingrains from 50 49, 81 30 A. 81 81 40 CTS
two-ply ingrainS all new patterns IS cts moor
cllclothS, AL widths: Nottingham curtain lace
from Is cts per yard; blankets, large double
blankets. from s2, $2.5o. -, g. 50 up. bed com-
forts from 15 cts. TowSonS. $50 Pennsy lyania
avenue, south side, near Ith St.-Adrt.
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