Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-27
Life I'm America.

In the twentyfrSt chapter OF First Samuel
We read that David escaped to the cave OF
Adullam, and every one in distress, aud
every one IN debt, and every one dis
contended gathered themselves unto him
The Adullam of today is America. What
does not Europe owe us for relieving her
OF her black sheep? Communists. FenianS
ne er- do-weels of all sorts, kinds, and deScrip.
tons, crop up here in rich variety and pro
fusion. We take them all i'm, and not few OF
them in turn take us in. OF course, New York
gets the lions share, and at this moment is
honored by the presence of the patriot, a al
petroleuses who fondly labored to reduce the
pride OF the world To ashes. Again. we have
noble supply of cherdtterS d jndustrie, sucn
as LORD" Ogilvy, alias Wiifred MOutreSSor.
alias dozen other high sounding namaS-a
specimen of his kind SO superior as to success
July CANNON veteran journalist aud con
summate man OF the world. But he is oIty
one out of very many operating throughout
he country, some of whom, like the late
Lord" Gordon, who died, a marvel and a
mystery 10 the last, by his own hand, in Mani
f0ba, after having taken the wind Out of jay
Goulds sails, have led lives TO which romance,
ait child'S play. Besides these champion chcrt-
!!crS. there are 'eccentricS," generally from
England, which the French aSSert. and not with
out reason, is the home of eccentrcity": Lord
llulnmond. eldest son OF the Earl OF Perth,
Who at the tender age of l. years elOped with
the house maid with whom he has since re-
sided in Long Island village, earning an
honest livelihood as a toier on the sea while
the accomplished daughter of an English earl
Who abandoned one of the stately homes In
England 10 share the fortunes, il not the for
tune, OF her fathers Irish OrganSt has for
many years made America her home. The
handsome son of an eminent official, whose
name was lOI 81 years a household word in
London, IS aptly fulfilling the functions of
butler. and very excellent butler too, in an
uptown family, thus proving that a gentle
man help Is no ideal being, but that a BaNOl
OXonlan and accomplished linguiSt can bring
his powerful mind and fingers to bear on
tahlt-tendlng and plate shining as success
fully as i'll penning heXameterS or writing
Greek prose; and a few days ago we inserted
an account OF MIR. Green, famillary, and not
inapproprately, known as "the crazy English
man." described as scholar, gentleman
prank player, drunkard and millionaire, who
ended career, which has been apparently the
very lie OF LeayenwOrth, in a ravine ad jacent
10 ti!al city. why do not our noveliStS draw
inspiration from sources so varied? Surely
such careers should supply material for a
thousand thrilling romances.-GN. Y Times.
A BOLD ROBBERY IN PENNsYLvANIA-!n
Cumberland county, Pa, on Monday night
last. six disguised men went to the house of
JACOB Eckhert, aged 16 years, (who was alone,
with the exception of his wife and widow
lady, Mrs; Pagan, both near his own age,) aud
forced admission. The ruffianS then bound
the old man and Mrs. FABIAN, hand and foot,
and tied the former to the bedpOSt They then
forced Mrs. Eckhert, with large knife at her
throat, TO show where her husbands money
was, and obtained over $500 in cash, a silver
watch and other valuableS then took Mrs.
on the floor, and departed. When the robbers
had gone Mrs. Pagan, by untying the Knots
with her teeth, worked her hands loose and
craWled over to another room, where Mrs.
Eckhart lay, aad released her. The women at
this TIME screamed for help, and the neighborS
put IN an appearance, hnf no Clue has yet
been obtained as to the identity of the bold
BURGLARS