Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-08
GEORGETOWN.

A MAN SERIOUSLY CUT.-Oficers Robey and
solkman brought to the stationhouse yesterday
white man named VIM. Henry Hemminger
aged 70. resident of Somerset county, Pa. He
was brought from canal boat c. W. Prangle
where ne was found by the officers in bad
way, having been seriously cut with a knife
ABOUT the abdomen. Hemminger says that on
the night OF the 5th he was in the house of a
colored man, named Cornelius Williams. on
Market street, near Canal. and having a diff
Guilty with Williams he was cut by him D:s.
j. a. Ritchie and kleinschmidt attended him.
and be was then sent TO the hospital
THE DAsHAwAYs held their weekly meeting at
thelr nall last night. Addresses were made by
Messrs. Redgrave, OF Baltimore. Mcpherson and
THE FUNERAL of Mrs. Emily Ager took place
yesterday afternoon from the residence OF her
So1-in-law, Z. p. Hess, on Fayette street. near
,th Inc services were held at Trinity CathD-
TIC church, ard the remains inferred in Holy
Rood cemetery.
GRAIN-Arrived by canal boat Medley with
$500 bushels OF wheat and 400 bushels corn to
Hartley Bro. and SEQ bushels wheat to II. NJ
Talbot. Boat Wheeler q Barron with 1893
bushels wheat and 500 do. corn to Hartley d
Bro; also, 500 bushels wheat to Fl. NJ Talbot
Boat vi liam ReGer with 5000 bushels wheat to
Hartley * Bro.
MERCHANTS Observation-Disclosures on Change
to-day 9,400 bushels wheat, with sales as fol-
lows: 500 bushels at 1021l. 425 at io1l4, 40j at
1te1. 3355 at 1921, $50 at 1921 $50 at 1906 $50 al
1G511.. 5000 at 1925.
THE ROMANCE OF TRAMP.-Some years ago,
DIT NtSt chester, ia, UNtu an Ola man ana
beautiful daughter, the latter of whom was adj
dressed by young man from Wilmington. Del.
whose devotion was reciprOcated. Finding that
the young man was a relation of w. E. Udder-
Z0ok, who was hung for the murder of GoSS, the
rather forbade him TO come to the house, and to
make the separation sure moved with his
daughter to the west. The young man entered
upon a career of dissipation, and finally last
week appeared at the farmers house in Ohio in
the capacity of regular tramp, begging for
bread. The door, in reply to his knock, was
10 lnGt l0yrn tho ~g,,-
ing him, fell into his arms A few moments
later the Old father made his appearance on the
scene. and not liking the situation fell afOul of
the young man and beat him nearly to death
so severely, indeed that his life is despaired Of
and he is now tenderly nursed by the young
lady In her fathers house. In the meantime
life is despaired Of Such, at least is the roman
tic story told by a Lebanon (Ohio) CORE
spoEGence OF the Cincinnati Commercial.
ss-A man in Chicago is endeavoring to Or
game an association to pay stalwart republ :
cans to go south and ''make Gods air reSound
with free Speech
ss-The debating society of Butler University,
Indianapolis, Is about to discuss the question,
Christianiy?'
feeble, notwithstanding all fiattering reports to
the contrary. He is irritable and he retires
early. In his occasional Strolls the Empress
watches him constantly.-[N. y. Herald.
~ n hoildL dl IL uOlel ldDle III Springfield,
Mass, refused potato that a waitress brought
to her because it was not mealy. The waitress
look Ii away, and returned with one OF mon
strOus size. The guest regarded that as an
enormity, and boxed the waitress ears The
waitress retaliated by scratching. Then the
force.
tF-A pious French priest recently gave out
an announcement of a procession to take place
the next day as follows: eff it rains in the
morning the procession will take place in the
afternoon, and if it rains in the afternoon the
procession will take place in the morning.
H-" So. said a lady, recently, to merchant,
"your pretty daughter has married rich hus-
Dand?" We'll" slowly replied the father, 81
believe she has married rich man; but under
stand he is a very POOR husband"
eE"n you do not use the ballot to redress
your wrongs In November you will be obliged to
use ire 6ayonet and the bludgeon!n wrote
people trembled in their Inachine-mad boots
TIL they remembered that during the war this
Dlood-dr1nker removed to Canada to avoid the
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