Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-08
A Travelling Female Poker PLAYER.


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A Travelling Female Poker PLAYER.
This has been great season for women of
me advanced sort. The triumph of Mrs
jerks over the SharpeSt criminal LAWYERS is
alone enough to furnish food for rejoicing for
the female conventions of the next two wears.
And her example has encouraged several
others to make brilliant exhibitions on the
witness stand, place where women have al
But all these achievements sink into Insight
icance before those of a beautiful damSel''
who travels on the New York Central road.
Heretofore it has been supposed that the game
of "draw-poker," socalled. was entirely be-
Nond the female comprehension. Som. of
hem have become proficient in ''old maid,
hen there is found one who has learned
enough about whist to lead from a long
suit, and occasionally one who would recog
nize partners call for trumpS, but theS
as for learning the mysteries of draw
p9ker IL was not supposed to be pos
~,hility for women. In fact, few of the
Schenck's Manual have mastered the game,
although they have striven diligently and paid
neavy tuition bills. 1t is said to be peculi-
arliy OF the game that those who think they
know 1t, frequently ascertain that they have
mistaken the value of their hands. But it
seems that young woman of jamestown, n.
Y, the home of Senator FentOn, became
weary OF the monotonous duties of school
teaching and devoted her leisure hours 10
learning the fascinating and huctuating game.
She has succeeded Sc well that she now travels
In palace cars on the Central road, occupying
state room, into which she invites the occa,
Sl0nal Boston drummer or other young man
who thinks he knows the game. The result Is
said to be very one-sided, the fortune of the
game being invariably with the fair one. The
young man who "callS" on her i'm her pleas.
ant apartment usually finds himself at the
end OF his journey as lean Ii pocketbook as if
he had followed Jay GOulds advice In Specu-
latlng in stocks. One means spirited creature
after enjoying the advantages of her instruc-
ton, had her arrested in Rochester as a swim
dler. But II She is the woman that she APP
pears she will not be discouraged. She has a
future before her.-tBoStOn Globe.
LOGAN AND THoMAs-Col. Mcdonald. OF
unhappy Mhiskey ring fame, is reported in
Renaissance of the late alleged war; greatly
to the credit of General Logan:
BY the way" he added, suddenly changing
member an incident about your Gen. Logan,
OF Illinois, that don't believe has ever YET got
into print, and think it ought 10. In fact. L
doubt whether it was ever known to more than
three or four people. Logan had been ordered
to supersede Thomas in Tennessee, and was
on his way there with his orders in his pocket
matt. l was standing in the office when he
registered his name. stepped up and spoke
to him. He didn't recognize me at first, be-
cause l was in citizens dress. was on my
way to Washington. Presently he recognized
me, and We stood and had quite a long talk TO-
gether. He told me where he was going.
Within little time he got telegram from
Thomas saying that the battle of Nashville
was in progress, and begging him to remain
away until the fight was over. Thomas hadn't
been MUCH heard of, and stood poorly, as you
might infer from the fact that he was about to
be superseded. This was his last chance to
redeem himself. Logan was then within ten
hours ride of Nashville. He could easily have
got there in time to be in at the winning of
the battle and get all the credit of the victory.
He didn't GO. He just kept those orders in
his pocket and waited around Cincinnati, and
let Thomas win his battle. The result was
that Thomas rose. He began to be talked
about, and from that out did well enough
h Logan n never fSa presented the orders He went
of behavior, and 1 always thought better of
Logan for it,
A LAWYER sometimes picks up a witness
that he is quite willing to drop as soon as DOS
sible, as witness the following: A Mr.. Law.
| renee was, on the stand in Milwaukee on
thursday during the trial Of Russell Wheeler
| for murder, and had stated that he knew the
| prisoner well, and knew him to be a peacea-
| BILE, law abiding citizen. When crOsS-eXamined
by the district attorney, the following colloquy
District Attorney" You have testified, Mr..
Lawrence, that you consider the defendant a
law abiding citizen?"
MIR. Lawrence.-"I have, and l do so con.
slider him.
d. A" You know that he has been a gam
bler?
Mr.. LII know he has,"
ID. Ado you consider it exactly proper to
Call professional gambler law-abiding citi-
Zen?'
Mr.. L.-"So long as the district attorney al
lows gambling to be carried on in the city
without restraint of or punishment by law, /
consider it perfectly proper to describe a pro.
feSSlonal gambler as law-abiding citizen"
When the laugh had subsidized, the district
attorney bushed loudly" and said to the
witness That is aIl.''-[ Chicago Tribune.
How 1T FEELS TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHT
N1NG:-That it is exceedingly unpleasant to be
struck 10y lightning, the account which MIR.
Wilson gives OF the scene at the Gospel Tent
- was getting things ready for the school in
the afternoon" he says. There were only
Mr.. Counor and myself of the adult members
OF our congregation, and seven or eight chill,
| dren who sought shelter from the rain. 1 was
standing hear the two little girls that were
injured, and the entire party were around
| warning. The first thing knew was a terri
| BILE shock to my wn,.ss system, particularly to
my mead, and was knocked s..- >eleSS' hea
Game 70 myself the tent was burn,ng.
sHiie OF the benches. | bruised myself in Iruf,
man in dream, and when l came over home
l asked my wife if my head was not broken
open. That was the sensation felt-that nv
n Mio., had oeen split into two parts As Mr.
wilson spoke, his hands involuntarily sought
tie top OF his head-a proceeding he repeated
several times during the conversation. ri do
not think that the lightning set fire to the
benches" he continued. My theory is that
II ran down the center pole, ignited the oil in
The lamps, aid these falling set fire to the hay
on the ground, which, in turn, burned the
benches" WV
A DOMESTIC CoMPLIcATIoN-A special
dlSpatch to the New York Times from Spring
held, Mass, August 5, says: A strange occur
renee is reported from WestfieId, where Mrs.
Thomas MountJoy has had her husband and
mother, Mrs. Margaret Lynch, arrested for
adultery. Having for some time suspected
them OF criminal intimacy, she returned home
suddenly on Sunday and found her suspicious
July confirmed. Dropping her child, She inn
medlately attacked the guilty couple with
poker and The stove covers, and injured them
severely. Tie three were arrested for assault
and battery, but Mrs. MountjOy obtained bail
to-day and Immediately complained of the
others MOuntjoy is thirty years of age, his
vile twenty fye- and his mother in law and
paramOur fifty
FOOLHARDY LEAP.-At Paterson. N. r.
on Sunday, VIM. Rosselle attempted the feat
OF Jumping from bridge into The Passaic
river, 50 feet below the bridge He turned
head over heels twice in his descent, struck
feet first, went deep under the water, came
out and swan to the shore A COMPANION
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