Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-21


fs What paradoXieal creature man is? He
taxes to blotting-papei 70 keep from blotting-
paper!
eF Mrs. Nesbitt a kankakee ull.) invalid.
was peIng Kept alive by stinulantS. and could
nave lived only a few DAYS longer unGer
any circumstances. a laundering druggist gave
hef a 1atal dose or laudanum for port wine. His
deiehce is that no real harm was done.
5S Efforts are being made to restore to Phia
delphia the industry OF porcelain making, which
ilcuflshed there from 1916 to 1887
SE A Chinese Romeo went TO sprenada q Chi
neSe Juliet IN carson, New. and was shot dead
by rival, who was hiding on the balcony.
az Denis kearney'S latest argument in favor
ol tHe proposition that the Chinese must ro t.
that The plaques in Russia emanated from !, III
na
BE- Ethan, England, has a sewer six miles in
len9lh. ventilated by a tower siXty-five feet
haatiOns -
ss Nevada produced in ISIS 2,,I25 tons Of
lead, or i25 tons more han any state or T,.rri
Tory. ltah follows next behind with 1a31o
tons.
- Saint Clair. the man who TO extort nnn,a,
threatened 10 a3saaSlnate VI. GambeIta and
VINO Is little better than a Iunatic has been
sentenced by the Lille Tribunal TO a months
imprisonment.
BE- Tom Gleason. mulatto farm hand near
II. charles. Mo. was ordered to feed the hoes
lie refused 10 obey, wing that he diSlikel 10
carry swirl. and swine We're offensive TO him
HIS employer insisted. whereupou Tom Shot
him.
90 James DAILY OF Marathon. Mich told his
VIE 10 go Oft and cut some wood. She refused
lie tried TO whip her but failed ignoby. She
threW him down, tied his hands behind him
.ti!u dloYe hlm before her TO a Justices cjtlri
three miles away.
eS The WiHconsin Pineyy saws that last
Meeh W m; Waterhorn, aged jog, who lives close
10 Grand Rapids, was in town buying a load of
pau Ha ne Is Wen ascertained to be 10S and saws
five
all the liquor he wanted i'
tS ira COOK was to have been married in
,n na mp h Mass at the age OF Cd He
censc. an4 doubtless was excited and nervous
for he iell while climbing over fence caught
one fOoJ between the picketS. and hung head
DOWNWARD until he was dead.
eE-I In the Delaware House or delegates yester
plOyes for wageaSn cases OF execution or assign
ment TO the amount OF 800 was passed
aS Old-fashlOned skates were turned up at
the tees, but the new pattern. up at the heel
serves the purpose in teaching man astrono-
my.-[N J.. cypress.
R-PresiGent Grevey's salary will be $40. 900.
With an addition OF $4,000 for table money and
$4,000 for Office expenses.
eF Billings, the alleged wife-murderar NAYS
the counsel to defend the witness Jones, whose
Indictment for perJuryon Billings trial is threat
ened at BallstOn, \. y.
The directors of the Cincinnati Times CON-
pany nave reorganized their directory all OF
the old board resigning Charles p. Tart was
elected president and treasurer, and Henry =.
| Boyden managing editor
9f Mrs. Marion West, OF Indianapolis has
| loeen arrested at Washington Court House
ONO, for forgery, in raising a check for $40 to
5000. The check was given her, 1t is stated
| oy farmer whom the woman had in her tolls
E-The Ice in some Of the down East rivers is
| so thick that when taken out there won t be any
| water left Boston Post.
sE Hayti has penal code in which there is a
provision that any libelouS matter admitted into
newspaper may subject the editor to years
penal seryftude and logging with the cato mine
tails.