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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-lnternal
revenue, ,7O6 81; customs, $419Sl777
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03

A PECULIAR WILL CONTEST is in progres I
in Providence, X. l. Col Stephen Olney, a
wealthy citizen, who had twice been a candi-
date for mayor and twice defeated. as was
alleged In consequence OF current ruInors un-
accused Of an infamous crime This fact un-
settled his mind, and he suspected that his
friends were cOnspiring to rob him of his
estate and to poison him. About this time he
executed codicil to his will, leaving large
portion OF his property to a botanical inst.tI-
ton, to the detriment OF his near relati 81.
The validity OF This cOdicil Is now disputed 1t
almost forgotten scandal. The evidenc OF
reputable citizens goes to show that Colt iey
was driven TO insanity by the accus ion
against him. The case was never brou / To
a final tiial. but, IL he was guilty, hi own
thoughts seem to have been punis nent
enough. III innocent, his life was ruihod by
perjury. Col. Oiney spent his last DAYS in the
Butler Hospital for the insane.-tN y Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03

MR. BEEcHER drew x&bO house at eac,, of
his first two lectures in San francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03

row the Minnesota republican state convention
VIII De held in ST. Paul, and the ansas demo
GIatie IN Leavenworth- On Thursday the Min
nesOta democratic meets In st, Paul and the
New Hampshire greenback In Manchester.
TIE IONA LIBRA PARTIALLY ABoI5sHED-
dispatch from Rio Grande City says an edict
has gone into effect In Mexico abOIishing the
IONA Lipfa, except as to Matamoras and La
redo, and prohibiting cOmmerciai intercourse
at other points. The people on the Mexican
side are much exasperated, especially at
Camargo and Mier. and have sent q violent
ment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03

THE ARKANSAS ELECTION yesterday passed
on very quietly, The democratic state ticke
had no opposition. The greenback labo
party had ticket in Pulaski county. Th
vote Is very close, but no definite returns hav
yet been received, and it impossible to antici-
pate the result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03

All other Gocds at same proportion prices.
NoTs-I am determined 20 reduee this stock, IN
order to make room for an immense stock Of Fa
and Winter Goods, which have ordered already,
To be expressly manufactured for me. Call a. once
at
4. STRAUS',
1911 Pennsylvania 0censse.
augl+r Between Tenth and Eleventh s0,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03

PROPOSED NEW TERRITORY-The Senat
committee on territories will, in few weeks
make a trip to the Indian territory to inqulr
into the expediency of recommending the for
nation Of new territory out Of the presen
Indian. n.TerrltOrY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03

w. VANCE, appointment clerk Of the
Treasury has gone into voluntary bankruptcy
When the Western papers catch up with III
item tley will probably display it under th
heading, "ShelmaniZed.n -
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ARMY ORDERs.-MajOr G. N. Leber, Judge
advocate, is assigned to be professor OF law at
the military academy. First Lieut.. j. NJ.
Ropes, sth cavalry, will report for duty to
conduct detachment Of recruits to the Pa
clfic coast. First Lieut.. II. w. Hubbell Is
transferred from Battery E to Battery A, 1st
artillery, and First Lieut.. 81. M. Anderson
from Battery A to Battery E.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-03

SECRETARY SHERMAN expresses much plea.
sure at his cordial reception in Ohio. He
states that the interruptions Of his speech in
Toledo came from about twenty five person
In the gallery, and did not seriously annoy
him
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-19

The finest French butter Is made in
Normandy; the quantity, too, is large,
and the care expended great In lie
Bessin, near Isigny, there are farms that
sell fl 900 worth Of butter yearly, and
in view of the predominance given in
this country to the short-horn, 1t is Gu
rious to read that in that district, which
takes the lead as to butter, "the opin-
ion Of the farmers Is that the smallest
cross Of the short-horns would reduce
the yield of milk from 20 quarts day,
which they get now from newly calved
cow, to IA or 15." First-class short
horns have, however, yielded more than
this, up to 20 and 30 quarts daily. The
brand at Isigny that makes the highest
price is that of M. Demagny. In 1876,
his minimum price for sailed butter was
IL Is. per hundredweight, and his maxi
mum f1O los. taken at Isigny; his sales
during the year reached El60, O00, mostly
for export to the Brazils. In winter,
lsigny butter realizes from 5 shillings
to 3 shillings and 6 pence per pound
wholesale by auction in the Paris mar
ket! Such a price will seem incredible
to English dairymen. Here is the Sc
cret: " The care in the manufacture
at Isigny is something excessive. and
much Of the superiority Of the butter Is
attributed to this. The hand never
touches the butter; it is always beaten
up in cloths; the utensils are Of marvel
Gus cleanliness, and If drop Of milk or
cream falls on the floor II is at once
sluiced away" Next to Isigny comes
the butter made at Gournay, in the
Seine Inferieure, which, in Paris, reach
es two shillings q pound. In Neufcha-
tel, in 1873, $500 tons of butter were
made, averaging on the spot fl20 per
ton, total Of about 100000. 80 English
paper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-19

The Asiatic, west Of China, no doubt
Is attached 70 his home, knows little II
aught beyond II, and Is so entirely free
from annoyance 1t the daily monotony
OF life confined To one place, that he
looks upon such monotony as part Of
the divine order and as essential to the
trse enjoyment Of existence. He likes
TO live In one place, to see always the
same scenes, to meet always the same
people, to perform for years the same
daily tasks, to find every thing, even
moderately unpleasant things, always
to-day what they were yesterday and
will be tomorrow.
There are artisan families in India.
and,we are told, In Damascus, who have
worked at the same work day by day
for thousand years; peasant families
who have not only titled the same fields,
but have gone into them and left them
at the same hour, according to the
season, from a period before the birth Of
Christ. They have no wish for change,
no ambition to do better, no inclination
to roam, no sense OF failure because they
are as their forefathers were, and as
their sons will be. Such content--con-
tent whichis consistent with permanent
melancholy, and even in occasional in
stances with deep and persistent sad
ness--seems incomprehensible to the
Englishman, who never witnesses il I'M
less he has already uprooted himself
from his own home, and he very readily
exaggerates its limits. The Asiatic adj
heres to his home only when, as the re-
suit of his adherence, certain conditions
are sure to be fulfilled. He requires q
motive for movement other than that
hope of enjoyment in change, or that
desire of lettering himself, which is the
impulse of the Western man, but once
disturbed, once presented with motive
for going which is sufficient to his own
mind, no man moves SO easily. -- The
Spectator.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-19

Bismarck was sitting on the Princes
knee the other day, when he suddenly
cried out, +" Oh, uncle, hope shall be
. great man like you when grow upl''
"Why, my childP" asked his uncle.
" Because you are 50 CREST and every
one fears YOU" Wouldn't you rather
every one loved youP" The child
thought little, and then replied, ssNo,
uncle; for when people love you they
cheat you, but when they fear you they
let you cheat them.".
- Now, then, state your case, y said
Detroit lawyer, the other day, as he
put the fiye-dollar bill away In his vest
pocket. !" Well" began his client,
" suppose the man living next door
wants to put a barn right up against my
line, coming within two feet of my
houseP" /" He can't do II, sir. Can't
do any such thing" replied the lawyer.
I" But ! want to put my barn right up
against his line" remarked the client.
"Oh-ah--yes! see. Well, sir, 90
right ahead and put your barn there.
All the law in the case Is on your side"
-Scene-in horse-car. A little boy
Whispers IN MS mothers ear something
TO which she says . No" The child
begins to whine, and repeats his request,
which Is again unfavorably received.
Thereupon there is crying and sobbing
enough TO terrify the whole rar. The
gentleman opposite, a gentleman whose
every feature beams with good nature
and good fortune, and all the better that
his teeth are enshrined in the purest
gold, thinks he ought to interpose.
Z Dear little angel" says he, in pater
nal tone, "why not give him what he
wants? Is 1t impossibleP" "Absolute-
" impossible" replied the mother.
. And what was it, then, he said?- in
quired the good man, unmasking still
more Of his worries. q He said, Il want
teeth TO play with. '"-Paris
paper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-19

Col. VIM. M. Cravens, writing from
Waldron, gives us the following
account Of one of the saddest affairs we
have ever been called upon to record
the killing Of a father BY fond son in
a mistake for wild turkey. Col. G..
says: I" Old Mr.. Tedrick and his son
were turkey hunting down on Porteau
the other morning. The old man hid
himself between two large rocks and
went 70 calling His son came up
within l25 yards, saw his fathers head
between the rocks, and thinking II was
a turkey he fired with his rifle, hitting
the object aimed at. He deliberately
reloaded his rifle and went to the rocks
to get his turkey, when to his utter hor-
ror he found his dead father weltering
in his blood, his shot having taken effect
in the back Of the head, the ball coming
out In the face. The son Is crazed over
the sad occurrence, and the entire COM
munity is overshadowed with sadness.
Mr.. Tedrick and son stood well in the
community and were clever people. -
Fort SDsith (Ark.) Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-19

The Columbus % Dispatch says J.
j. Winegardner, better known in the
locality in which he lived as jeff Wine
gardner, was robbed of large sum OF
money Tuesday night, April I'd. He
lives two and half miles northeast OF
Nashville, Fairfield County. Nashville
is nine miles east Of Lancaster, on the
Maysville pike. Mr.. Winegardner's
house is between Nashville and Pleas
antville. lie is an old man, and has the
name Of being miser. He is termed a
miser because henever deposited money
in banks, but preferred to hoard 1t about
home, and was very close in his deal
ings with his fellow-men. His age is
not known. He married recently. 1t is
an old saying that misfortunes never
come singly. His residence is old-fash-
Toned, and is situated on $500 acres of
land, Of which he is sole proprietor. In
this old house, in room adjacent TO his
bedroom, and in and about closet in
that room-called wardrobe in the
city-Mr. Winegardner had his money.
There was box twelve inches long,
six inches deep and siy inches wide, fill
ed with eagles, half-eagles, and quarter
eagles. This box was received from his
sister, and had never been opened Mr..
Winegardner's four brothers and two
sisters are all dead. They handed their
wealth down TO one another, and the
last to die was sister, who handed
him this box. There was some gold
and silver in another box and $4,000
in greenbacks, and some money in
the room where he slept. The burglar
or burglars opened a window leading
into the room where the wardrobe was.
They took the box of gold, and the box
containing the gold, silver and green
backs, and overlooked $4,000 that was
on top Of the closet. Mr.. Winegardner
had never counted the box of gold re-
c,ived from his sister, nor does not know
how much money there was in it. Some
body has estimated the amount at from
$1,000 to $4,000. The day before the
robbery man came there and wanted
to borrow $1,000. He was informed
that Mr.. Winegardner hadn't the money
that day, and was invited TO call the
next day and get it. Nothing more is
said by our informant about this man.
Whether he called or not is not known.
The box that contained the coin was
found in the yard. The burglar stole
one Of Mr.. Winegardner's horses to get
away. The horse returned home about
3 or 3 O'Clock the following (Wednes-
uay) morning. There is but little or no
sympathy shown by the people Of the
for Mr.. Winegardner's
loss. He has offered a reward Of $500
for the recovery Of the money. His
wealth is estimated at from $500, 900 to
100000. The stolen money is part Of
some that has been boarded since 1860.
In addition to managing his farm, Mr..
was regular money
shaver.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-19

james Crum, aged II, OF Oil City
fa-, while carrying bucket Of coal fcl
over washtub and broke his neck.
&C. n. Noble, herdsman near Mar
shalltown, Iowa, was gored to death the
other day by mad bull
Edward Sumner, aged ~, of Bos-
ton, a cutlery grinder, was killed by the
bursting Of the grindstone at which he
was at work.
"A house belonging TO Mrs. La
Mar. near Sioux City, Iowa, was struck
BY lightning the other day, and Mrs. La
Mar and her son we're killed.
A little Boston girl named winfred
Clarkson, while picking up wood in q
steam saw-mill was caught in some Of
the machinery and almost instantly
killed.
Three practical jokers at Toledo,
o., dosed an old mans beer glass with
croton oil. The victim Of their Joke
died, and the three jokers are now in
jail repenting Of their folly.
William Guilty, an employee Of the
Cleveland co. rolling mill, was killed
by piece Of iron flying from drop
used for breaking old iron, striking
him on the temple and causing sudden
death.
Peter Mitchell, OF Boston, granite
worker, was caught in the Skating 81 a
vertical polishing machine making 100
revolutions minute, and whirled around
AZ this great velocity for several seconds.
his feet and legs striking upon the ma.
chine at each revolution. lie was ter
ribly mangled and bruised when extri-
Gated, and died in few hours.
AT Springfield. Iowa, a 14-year old
son Of Zenor raber left the house with
a revolver for the purpose Of shooting
rats that infested the barn. An hour and
half afterward he was found living
against fence with a bullet-hole in his
forehead, and unconscious. He died in
a few hours. Howard 4. Covert. the
l2-ycar-old step-son Of Mr.. Robert Ellis
OF Hartsdale, Wcschester County, N. Y.
accidentally shot himself through the
head with q toy pistol, and on his par
ents' return 70 their home they found him
dead on the parlor floor.
Henry Campbell, aged 7s, soldier
OF the late War, committed suicide with
= pistol, at Smithvillc, N. Y. The cause
Of the act was his failure to obtain
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DO not insult the under-man in a
fight BY telling him there is plenty Of
room on top.
A handwriting man, who went in
TO the saloon business, explained that
he could make enough offhis own drinks
to pay the rent.
If the adage "Love thy neiohbor as
thyself'' we're generally carried out, it
strikes us that some people we know
would be dreadfully fond of their neigh
bors.--Ner York commercial.
The best thing ever said about a
war between Russia and England was
the mot Of Prince Gortschakoff, who
said = II would be fight between a
fish and dog"
With what little friction the earth
would revolve II the suavity Of new
beau in the presence of the mother Of
his adored would only become epidemic.
breakfast Table.
The spring pattern Of dresses in
cludes cut-away coat and vest. There
hasn't been such striking similarity Of
gentlemen's and ladies' apparel since
the days Of Adam and Eve Boston
Post
The monograph Age" viii you
have ~ cavatina by Patti or re postiliion
songa by WachtelP- "Move on YOU
beetle-browed garic-eater, or Ill call
the police. You're the forty ninth man
with monograph that's been here
since daylight" (Artist proceeds TO
the next house and strikes up a finale
from Wagner, Photographed at Bay
reuth. Cincinnati Commercial.
The Earl Of Derby Is in looks not
unlike the late Tom Sayers. His sus-
penders are never fixed to the proper
height, consequently there Is piece off
the bottom Of his trowsers, owing to
their dragging. Ne Is sloven. Very
courteous In manner, and when he opens
his thick-set mouth there issue master
pieces Of English composition. His in
come i about $2,OOO,00O per annum.
"A little granddaughter Of Prince
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pension. Thomas X. Addy, we'll
known young man Of Augusta, Ga,
committed suicide by shooting himself
In the head. lie left note assuring his
friends Of his sanity, and stating he had
found himself unable 70 pay his debts. -
Frederick Dumont, Of Cincinnati, son Of
Charles l.. Dumont, well known man
ufacturer Of machinery, committed sui
eide in his own house, by shooting him
self with revolver. lie had been
married only about six weeks. No
cause known.--Silas Evans, an
old and well known farmer Of bourbon
County, Ky, committed suicide on ac-
count Of financial endorsements
Lansing Reed, Of London, o., formerly
a wealthy farmer, but Of late years fall
len into poverty through unfortunate
speculations, which also led him to hard
drinking, shot himself through the
head, il was supposed, fatally.
ii. Bramhall, Of Milwaukee, formerly
thriving grocer, committed suicide by
taking laudanum.-Mrs. A. G. Kuehn,
Of Milwaukee, wife Of a well known
business man, committed suicide by TAX
ing slow poison. Domestic trouble
was the cause.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-19

ne Chattanooga steel rail works
VIII be IN operation june 1.
Twelve hundred and sixty acres
o. wheat are to be sown on one farm in
Cottonwood County, Minnesota, this
spring.
London H0rdrGre says: At an cxhi-
oitlon Of Japanese art and manufacture
neld in the Imperial Palace, the first Oh
!ects which met the eye Of Commander
Briggs, X. NJ, were an American plow
ana large farm wagon.
-Tobacco-smoking Is on the increase.
A. is4l the quantity Of tobacco used in
tne United Kingdom Of Great Britain
ana ireland was less than fourteen
ounces a head of population; in 1876 II
was one pound seven and one-half
ounces head.
Mr.. J. b. Knight OF the Franklin
institute, in Philadelphia. = scientific
engineer. has made a thorough exam
.nalion q the Keely motor during
pcriod Of five months, and reports that
y lsa fraud, and that the varied parts
o. KS apparatus have been CONSTRUCTED
with intent 10 deceive.
The bones from farmers kitchens
would amount TO large item Of fer
,,,.l.izlng matter IL properly reduced.
Y hen bone grinding mill is not with
u reach, the bones may be broken up
mo small pieces; soak them in water.
men add fifty pounds sulphuric acid 10
very one hundred pounds Of bones.
"a novel and valuable application Of
ssiie,.c.tricity, designed TO prevent the posi-
~, Jh,li'y ~ collisions on railroads, Is now
.ns subject Of experiment in the Mar
settles station. II consists Of an electric
mirror, In which all the movement, On
me lVO kilometres in length are brought
sisialy before the eye, and enables fhe
s.a'lon-masters TO follow exactly the
prvgress Of every train. BY this means
!. u hoped that all accidents resulting
rom delays or too rapid runs can be en.
l'fely avoided, and arrangements are
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school and Church.
Two Of DIR. Otis Gibson's Chinese
converts on the Pacific Coast have been
licensed TO preach.
Miss Lou NJ. Reed, instructor In the
microscopic laboratory at the Michigan
University, is the only lady ever en-
ployed in the institution, and Is giving
satisfaction.
The Bible College, situated at Bing-
hamton, N. A., which affords free uni
versity course to the daughters Of disa-
bled or deceased ministers, without re-
gard to sect. Is full 70 overlooking.
Free schools flourish in Japan.
The latest educational report SHOWS
that two million children are receiving
instruction in the schools, that number
representing six per cent. Of the whole
population Of the empire
A Presbyterian chapel was dedicat-
ed in the City Of Pekin. China, on the
LIST Of October, 1877. The chapel had
been built in part by the native Chris
tians, but mainly by gifts from friends Of
missions. All the missionaries in the
city were present.
A separation of the State Church
Of Prussia has occurred in the Province
of Hanover, occasioned by the suspen-
sion therefrom Of the Rev. Mr. Harms for
refusal 10 observe the new marriage
ritual. A large number Of members
have followed Mr.. Harms out Of the
church.
The statement comes from n trust
worthy source, according to the Spring
field Republican, that fund from the
sale Of Gospel Hymns, now amounting
10 S2OO,OOO, is in the hands Of John
Wanamaker and George H. Stuart, Of
Philadelphia, and John v. Farwell, OF
Chicago. as trustees, and that Moody
and Sankey's support comes from the
proceeds Of his fund.
Prof Felix Adler's exclusion from
the Temple Sinai, Chicago, in which he
had been advertised 10 lecture, was ex-
planned in letter by the Rev. DR..
kohler, who said ~ shall not allow
my temple 10 be disgraced by a lecture
TO be delivered within its walls by one
who blasphemes God and Judaism
He also speaks Of Prot. Adler as one
who :" has deserted the Jewish flag and
openly processes his disbelief in God and
Immortality
The Baptists and the Methodists are
both troubled with surplus Of minis
ters. The Yearbook Of the former re-
ports in the United States at close o. the
year 1877, Baptist churches, 24,000;
Baptist ministers, 1880; that is, 2S
churches to IL ministers. The Meth
odist statistics show minister for every
LAG communicates, and Bishop Foster
recently stated that there were now
2 200 young men knocking at the doors
Of the Methodist Church, and seeking
as ministers.
The clergymen in charge of the
Episcopal missions among the freedmen
q the South are encouraged at the result
of their labors. There are already in
he South 81 chapels for colored wor-
slippers Of that denomination, 81 clergy
men and teachers, five Of whom are col
bred, and one colored evangelist. II Is
held that Of the 100000 colored peo-
pie one-third have since the war risen
q higher civilization and higher life:
have gone down to lower
blame, and one-third are left victims Of
circumstances.