Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-24
! THE EVENING STAR.


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| a WOMAN WHO sHoors.-Asaut twelve O'Clock
Monday night an unsuccessful attempt was
made 20 break into the house OF Charlie, Me
| Donald, which is located near the corner OF /
ana Josh streets. in East Portland. Mr.. McDon-
AID * an engineer on the express train and does
not remain home d,Irisg nights. Mrs. McDon-
aid was sleeping up stairs WITH her two chill
dren when She was aroused from her slumber
ny the barking OF small dog which she kept
IN the Toon2. This caHoed the lady 10 get out OF
bed. throw on a wrapper and come down stairs.
she otsser' I'd the precaution 10 take revolver
which she kept in the bedroom. Descending
the stairs n0iselc5sly, she reached the niSt
floor. raustng for moment, She heard some
Instrument OF iron fail on the porch in front of
the windows. She stood tlansrixed with fear
for moment. but regaining her self possession
resolved TO give the Intruder tropical recep-
lion. \ moment later and she saw the curtain
OF on OF The windows moving, and without al
instant delay the pluchy woman began shoot
ing. In rapid succession she discharged tiTe
shots. Al the first shot the burglar dropped be-
low the window still and escaped. All the five
shots passed through the glass very near the
same place. none oI them being one foot apart
After emptytng the pistol Mrs. Mcdonald shout
ed for help. which speedily brought TO her as
sstalce Nr. Miller. one OF her near neighbors.
However. The burglar had made good his e.
cale-iIo'f'd"d orcronian. Dec. 1.
NIRGISI, ELECTION FRArDs-A telegram To
the y. \ Herald. from Richmond. December 20.
says The grand Jury OF the L. S circuit
ecu found indictments to-day against John T.
Pa Khan and !. l.. Oliver. Judges of election.
and AdoirhuS Gilman, policeman, all of the
city cf Petersburg. The two former. as election
Judges on the 9Th OF November last in the fifth
ward If the city Of Petersburg, ordered Deputy
l. : MARSHAL ". 5. Archer out OF the polling
remain by Il United States supervisor Park
ham and Oliver then ordered 10 the city police,
some six or seven in number, and told them 10
drag Archer out. Riilman one Of the policemen.
executed the order. They permitted no deputy
marshal to remain in the polling room from the
opening OF Tie polls till late in the afternoon
A later telegram sayS:-..R. W. Arnold, Hen
~ Brids0n ard j. 5. Ellison have been indicted
by the United States grand jury at Richmond
Tor eleetiEg United states election supervisor
at NayPfly, Sussex county. Sarah NeiH was
indicted for taking a letter not her own from Il
mail carrier and opening it,"
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN NORTH CAnoIISA.-A
Cincinnati EnlpjTcr special from Winston, Dee.
18th. says: capt. Lou Buchanan, OF this city
has pretty daughter. He forbade one Jerry
Sheldon. 4 young blood, from visiting her. but
Sheldon did call again last night. This morn
ing buchanan whipped the girl for receiving
attention from the said Sheldon, whereupOn
i Jack SmoOf. Il dear mutual friend OF the fair
one and sheldon. came to the front and bounced
Old man Buchanan in the latter'S yard They
fought square for few moments, but Buch-
anan, finding that SfnOOt was getting the bet
ter OF him, called for a shotgun. The weapon
was brought by the servant girl, who being
ordered TO ire, obeyed and let SmOot have the
lead i'll his side While he was On top OF her
master, killing him. The corpse was carried
Off by the friends of the deceased. The ser
want, whose name was Nellie Nathans. sur
rendered herself TO the constable. but CAPTAIN
Buchanan led The county. Great excitement
prevails.
SAD ACCIDENT TO A BRIDE-,Iohn Dusel pro-
tli'ttt incense III this city 10 marry Miss I'iIly
oillen. OF Sheridan. Mr.. DuSel went TO Sher-
id;t.l TO conSunlIlate his marriage. After ar
iiHlng there he found that marriage license
issued IN iuba county would not answer i'm
Placer. and they resolved TO return 10 Wheat
ittlid that evening. y hand-car was procured
ana the party started On their return. Infortu-
Lately; another party started from Wheatlaid
about the same time 10 90 10 Sheridan on another
hahd-ear 10 attend the wedding. Neither car
carried a light. and somewhere between the
Two places the cars came together. and the
intended bride received injuries to her lesS
While sitting On the edge OF the car which rem
deitd the amputatlonof both limbs necessary
,hetpsrWe (Caf.l iplps'
IHE GREAT COTTON CROP OF TIE SOUrH-It
cannot De said that the negroes OF the southern
states are unwilling to work, for unqueStionably
II IS they who perform the field labor there and
The cotton crop OF 1873, elnulating The gigantic
result shown bY the cereals of the north is
greater Ihan III any previous year. The aggre-
gate OF bales reaches the grand total OF 5191 900
an enormous increase over the average OF the
years since the war and a great deal more than
IN any one year before that time. The crop
marketed in l>j9-60 was estimated at 4,S6l. 292
bales, but the war then began. and in IS,i5-,i
The product was but 2,269,33i6 bale5-a decrease
ot more than half. From that loW-Water mark
the figures have slowly but steadily risen to the
present maximum. Moreover, while the acreage
has been SolneW hat extended, the cultivation
ll;la Nth more thorough, Tor the Yield per acre
has risen from an average OF about ISL pounds
iaas year 10 l9i this season. This is a fair show
ing Ton southern labor.-Efhiia. Times.
SHERIDAN NIcroEIoUs.--Yestertiay was con-
cluded The long trial Gt the case against General
sheridan sued fer the Falue OF property on y
Louisiana plantation OF which ii was claimed
he had by military force WrOngfuly deprived
Tie iightful pOSoesSOr; and the jury gave 4 yer
dict IN favor Of the General. lf they Judged the
case On the rules presented by the Judges
Charge, as il Is to be- presumed they did they
were satisfied that The person who sued as the
poSscssor OF the property Was not actually in
possession OF II 1T the time and further had no
Just title to represent himself as the owner
Only on the ground that Sheridan acted for the
owner, ana that the imam busted. even though
not Wner was not In legal possession, could the
course OF the General be Justified. "a the Judge
charged. He was sustained therefore on the
evidence as to those ponts.-[N Y. Herald, 2Ist
HAZING AT HARVARD There is Scarcely;any
haZing ut Harvard this year, SO far as au out
slider can observe; but a student writes to the
Springfield Republican that plenty OF 1t is done
| by certain secret societies. '.rhe limitations
are dcViiSh,' he says. ''each member Is branded
on the arm so as 10 be Identified, and eases have
occurred where arms have been seriously
burned by the brander being i'm beastly state
OF intoXicatiOn. Each member is obliged to
take plunge into the Charles river by night,
Is dealt with all the more severely in some other
way. Resistance is out of the question, and Il
! case occurred not long since Where a man WAS
felIed TO The IiOor Tor refusing TO obey orders
To conclude the new member is obliged lie
i drink an exceedingly strong bumper OF liquor.
and. as soon rs this is done. he is pressed unon
! from all sides to drink with friends, who wish
to congratulate him. but whose real object is to
intoxicate him. During all these mutations the
members are MASKED, so that those WHO com
nit the atrocities can never be detected"
\ PREACHER CHARGED WITH INCEST-Ser-
ceant Droste yesterday arrested Nicholas Rel
bel upon warrant sworn out by Rev. Ludwig
d. Meier. pastor OF st. Matthews German LII
thcFan Church on Fayette street, near Central
avenue, charging him with libel. In maxine
statements publicly that Rev. MI Meier was
guilty OF incest and had knowledge OF the
hiding OF an infant III his wardrobe with GRIM
ina intent Rebel waived an examination
ana was released III sos bail by Justice Johns
for The action or the grand Jury, with John
Long, o. ~ Fountain street. AS security. The
affair has created great deal of feeling among
the members Of st. Matthews church, OF which,
MI. Meier has been pastor Tor number OF
Ne&lS.-[E Cat. hazette, 2lst.
TIE LAST FEATHER.-N hiIe the monkey OF a
oiEan-gfindef was quietly sitting upon a barrel
IN fuii costume q terrier dog made dash at him
Tie monkey awaited the onslaught with such
llnid0Nabie tranquility that the dog was non
pitlSSed and stopped short within a few feet 10
fecunnoitle. Both animals stared steadily nj
each other, but the dog finally recovered from
his surprise. and WIS about ia mako a Spriur