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Did Lieutenant Randolph Pull
Lack SRnfS NnsR Z

WASHINGTON, ID. c., December ), 1879.
10 the Editor Of The Star: My attention was
called a few days ago, to letter from Wash
ington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
dated November 49, 1879, entitled Noted His
torical Event" in which the author states, posi-
lively and emphatically, that Lieutenant Will
liam B. Randolph, late Of the United States
navy, did actually pull the nasal organ Of Gene
raj Jackson. My object in noticing this subject
Is to correct an error while am alive tn 1T the
history OF this "epiSode in the life OF General
Jackson" shall contain the actual truth, and
nothing but the truth. military organization
at that time, known as the 90 National Cadets"
commanded by Captain w. W. Moore, the father
OF Colonel Moore, the commander OF Company
A, Washington Light Infantry, was the military
escort that accompanied General Jackson on his
patriotic mission to Fredericksburg to lay the
cornerstone of the monument to " Martha, the
mother OF Washington. Being the orderly ser,
geant OF that company at that time, formed
In Ine on the upper deck, the company, and
brought the men to ordered arms, In which posi-
ton they remained until the steamer left the
wharf. No sooner had the steamer come along
Side of the wharf than rush was made 10 board
her. and among the crowd was the late Lieuten-
ant Randolph, evidently under great excitement
from liquor, who was discovered b. SilaS E. L.
rows, the superintendent OF the erection of the
monument, who fastened to the cabin door and
prevented Randolph from executing his de zig
which enabled his friends to take care OF III 4
and save his life. To show how quick aud RAPID
this ''episode in the history of General Jackson
life" disappeared. the Cadets. then under arms,
asked what was the row. and General Lewis Cas-
replied that it proceeded from a drunken man,
and from others that a pickpocket had been
arrested. The steamer left the wharf, amid the
cheers of the people. and proceeded to Potomac
Creek, where we all diSembarked for FrederickS-
burg to fulfill our mission. General Jackson did
not know William B. Randolph. Amos Kendall,
who was then fourth auditor. whose business it
was to audit and settle the accounts of the navy,
notified Lieutenant Randolph by official letters.
that his accounts were unsettled. to which he
paid no attention. and he was finally reported
to General Jackson, who dismissed him from the
navy. l have no disposition to open this I'M
pleasant episode, but, in my history from 1920 to
the present time will correct great many err
rors in historical events Very respectfully,
E. B. ROBINSON.
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How DO You ACCOUNT FOR THIS?-In the lodge
the marshal is directed to retire to the ante
room to introduce Bill SmitheIS and Tom
Brown, In language something like the follow
ing: Brother Marshal, you win retire to the
aHte-roOm and respectfully inform His High
MightineSS the Most PuiSSant William Smithers
and His Inefable Potency the Very Venerable
Thomas Brown that this reverend body awaits
the distinguished honor OF their irradiating
presence" Then tie marshal goes out and
says, 'All ready, Bill; come Tom, hurry up"
In the army, on the contrary this order was
reversed, Like this: General Bombastes yells out
to his aide, go down there to the forks Of the
road-and go as though the old boy was after
yOu-and ask Colonel S0rdn0t what in he
means, SO long getting into nne!" Away goe
the aide on the gallop, which moderateS mrs
into sober trot and then walk as he neari
Colonel Sordnot, whom he addresses with grea
formality, saying colonel, General Bom6aste
move your regiment up into line as speedily a
possible Boston Transcrtpt.
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Why Gold Changes Color.

1t is welknown that the human body contains
humorS and acids. similar in action to- and hay-
nitric and sulphuric acids have. namely. to
tarniSh or dissolve them. varying in quantity 10
different persons; of this theory we have abun-
dant PROOF In the effects which the wearing Of
jewelry produces on different persons. Thou
sands wear continually, without any i'll effect
the cheaper class OF Iewelry with brass ear
wires. while II others wore the same article for
a few days they would be troubled with sore
ears, or, in other words, the acids contained in
the system would so act on the brass as To pro-
duce Ill results. Instances have ocrurred in
which articles OF jewelry of any grade below
eighteen carat have been furnished In a w
days. merely from the above-named cause. Trne
these instances are not very frequent; neyerthe-
less II is as well to know theH; every Is not
the fault OF the goods not wearing well-as IL Is
generally called-but the result OF the particu-
lar constitution by which they Me worn.
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[FoR THE EVENING STAR.
DAWN DECEMBER.

uow little seems it like the 'ebleak December
Sung of by him who mourned his lost Lenore!''
Through the soft air there sounds no Never
more"
And though the leaves that persisted in November
Are like the pallid ghosts wrought by each ember
of the bard's fire, and strew the forest floor,
1 sigh not for the beauty they late wore,
Nor sad the birds their shadowy green remembers
hey chirp, rejoicing in the naked bowers,
Forgetful quite of frost and sleety storm,
For no dark cloud in Heavens blue vault now
lowers;
And 10, as if awaked by vernal hours,
Forth from the bosom of this hill side warm
Peer, clad in white, the liverwort's rath flowers
W. L. SHOEMAKER.
COLLEGE Woods December Sd, 1879,
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Clement,na AnpeIica.

Half dozen black men, attired In a graceful
costume OF sackcloth, were lying in the soft
dust by the roadside as dismounted from the
buggy at Gordon Town. The proprietor OF the
livery stable Informs me that one of these gen.
tlemen would perhaps be willing to carry up
my portmanteau for fitting Remuneration.
So ask them II any fellow wants to earn dol
lar. The offer is met by a c0ntcnptuous silence
l make 1t dollar and quarter. A few negroes
open their eyes Sleepily and look inQuiringly at
one another; SO 60 on rising, shilling at a
time till reach So. At last the elder men beg IN
to exSostulate with the younger. The boccra
gentleman wants his bag carried; isn't any mig
ger-nagr fhey call ft-gOing to help him?
Nobody responds. Finally young man thinks
his wife would take it; for himself, he seems far
too lOrdly to undertake the task. So the wife
is hunted up and brought forward com ,ly,
strapping negresS, with red band inna tied
not ungracerully round her head, and short
petticOat, which shows a pair OF Stalwart
ankles and feet. innocent or shoes or stockln g.
underneath. C1emmy-her full name is Glenn
enttna Angel1ca-takeS up my somewhat pod
derous pOrtmanteau as II 1t were a feat Ter,
poiSeS 1t lightly upon her head now deprived of
bandanna, and stalks forward on the road with
and easy grace, straight as an arrow and strong
as horse. These negreSSes have always
splendid upright figures, because they are nc
cuStOmed to carry pals OF water and other
heavy weights upon their heads from cnIl1uoo 1
upward, and the mereSt country wench. g2ilg
to market with a basket of vans and mangoes on
her woOlly Uranium. marches with a Quet d =
nifty and ease Which few Of our European great
ladies could ever acquire.-[B iJ?'nrt't.
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A SLAVE TO MORPHIA.-Dr. Louis Fl. G. Ehr-
hardt died on Monday, in absolute poverty, at
Armstrong; gate house, on Days lane, German
town. No notice was sent to the C0roner's
Office until Wednesday. The deceased had been
In the habit of taking hyperdermic injection Of
morphia. His armsxvere found to be covered
with the punctures of the tiny needle-p0int Of
the syringe. Ehrhardt had suffered from an
abscess under the arm and died from blood
poisoning. Nobody came forward at first to
take charge OF the burial of the body and it is
charged that q relative Of the deceased refused
to do so. Finally the Guardians of the Poor
gave donation and some friends made up the
rest and saved the body from pauper's grave.
permit for burial was given by the Coroner
The inquest will be held to-day.-[Phitd. Times.
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COTTON,s GWISE UP.

". H. n. in the Vicksburg Herald.
Sing yo' praises! Bless de Lamf
Getting plenty money!
Cotton's gwine up-'deed IL ami
People, amt it funny
Don't you think hits gwine to rain.
Maybe was, q little;
May be one ole hurr- icane
IS bilin in de kittle
Craps done failed in Egypt Ian
Say so in de papers:
Maybe little slight o hand
'Mong da speckerlatei
Put no faith N solum views,
Keep yo' pot a-smokin',
Stem up squah in yo' own shoes
Keep de debbil chokin!
Reich me 'roun' dat later juice
Stop dat sassy grinnini
Turn dat stopper clean a-loose-
Keep yo' eye a skinnin,
Here's good luck to Egypt LAM
HOPE she amt a-failin's
Hates to see my fellerman
Straddle of de palm.
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ENGLISH WOMEN WITH RASH ON THE NosE.-
An American lady who has lived In England
says: ssFor. the street English women dress hor-
ribly, but for dinner parties and balls they are
black and their skins and compilations are daz-
zling But every English woman when she
gets to be IS or 10 has rash break out on her
nose. believe it is because they drink so much.
with their meals They don't get faded and
worn, looking as we American women do, but
they get very stout, and their beautiful COM
plexions get to be really berry,
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uA London paper believes that 1t Is much
more important to girl to be pretty than to a
boy to be clever.
ES-Whlle Mr.. Lowe was recently speaking In
the House OF Commons he lost his notes and
was compelled to 'sshut up"
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Felicia was gliding down fremont street
ID Boston the other afternoon, with derby hat
on and carrying her hands In the pockets OF her
long ulster, when small boy ran up and said,
Say, Miss yer had cigar now, you'd be all
right, vs. uldnt yer7n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-06

"A man at Higganum, Conn, had q hen
that didn't seem to feel wen, and he killed II.
The egg-bag was found TO contain twelve fQl..
sized eggs IN the shell.
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er's expense, and let the world be challen red 10
detect any plagiarism in them. II they come
out OF such trial unScathed. the proper eonclu-
sion will viii be that, though the prea cher may
have made one slip, he is, upon the whole, a
faithful and honest man." As to the theory Of
unconscious plagiarism. DR.. Parker says: 1.-The
memory that could recOllect the sermon could
surely recollect its authors name, other wise it
is indeed an extraordinary memoryn
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Sunday in Japan.

The banks and foreign newspaper offices are
closed; bankers and journalists are proverbially
pious men. The larger hongs, owned by
foreigners, are closed also. &c. too, are the con-
sulates, OF course. But all the small native
shops, even those within the foreign concession,
are open. Carpenters and blacksmiths, and
stone-masons, and shoemakers, and tailors, and
thinkers are all at work as usual. Two-wheeled
drayS, laden with stone, and building material,
and merchandise, drawn by stalwart. half
naked men, who accompany each step with the
monotonous "he.how," or half-song and half
ejaculation, are numbering through the main
thorOughfares. The bar-rooms and billiard
saloons are all open and having fine run. The
puppet shows are in full blast. The club rooms
are thronged with gay, rolicking class of mid
dle-aged men. The hotels have their usual
quota OF lOungers, who come hither to exchange
the local gossip OF the week. We listen to their
conversation, partly because we could not well
avoid it If we would; partly because 1T Is a good
opportunity to study the moral and intellectual
tone of the place. Good nature hides multitude
Of fOibleS No one seems cross or in Ill humOr,
though the amount OF '.croSS Words and OBJ
scenity is appalling. There seems to be an
almost universal laXity in morals, without the
slghtestcare to conceal it. People live extrava-
gantly, and often beyond their means; and when
fast man breaks down in purse, the next thing
in order is change OF residence o. suicide.
TJQDQ1eSP Letter.
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A SLIGHT M1sTAKE.-A queer story, which the
Italians would have characterized as being
Petersburg. Lady Dufferin, wife of the British
Envoy, went to court to be presented to the
CZarina. On arriving at the Winter Palace she
was shown into an ante-rOOm, as she thought
where an aged lady, whom she took to be mis-
tress Of the ceremonies, was seated on an otto
man. The lady mouoned her to place beside
her and entered into conversation, but in a
frigid Russian style. The handsome Irish
woman with the Hamilton blood in her veins
has little pride OF her own, and thinking the
ing to the wife of an ambassador, assumed a
.stand-of" air on her side. The ceremonious
naughty, At length she asked: "Have you
seen my daughter lately7" Pardon me,
madame said Lady Dufrerfn. 81 fancy We do
not move in the same circle. Pray. who may
your daughter be?" The answer led up to a
tableau. 1.-THE Duchess of Edinburgh said the
stately old female, who was no other than the
Empress OF Russia. London Correspondents OF
the Boston Herald.
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LETTERS REMAINING IN GEORGETOWN.
n. q. p. O..

DEoEMBkR 9. 1879.
LADIES' LIST-Burke Edith Miss; Hall Harriet
Mics: Hinkleton Marian Miss; johnson Edith
Mics; Kidd Jonah Mrs; Maxwell Eliza Mrs; Payne
GINTIEMEN's LIsT-Hook b 8. Q; Teel James
= ' !. N. KDMUNDS. Pm.
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eE To obtain any of these Letters the applicant
the date of this list
IF not called for within one month they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
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Gus to our arrival here in the Chandelier we
had suffered great inconvenience from the lat
ter; but the cOckrOacheS no sooner made their
appearance than the bugs entirely disappeared.
The fact Is, the cockroach preyS on them, and
leaves no sign or yeStige Of where they have
[GOod Words.
CLEAN BEDs-It must be false idea of neat
ness which demands that beds should be made
bered that more than three-f1fths OF the solids
and liquids taken into the stomach, should pass
off through the pores of the skin, seven millions
rand p df the n aas While warm II he bed
least one-half OF this waste OF putrid matter
from twenty to thirty ounces In the night must
become more or less tangled In the ~. bedding; OF
come re-absorbed by the skin If it Is allowed to
come In contact with it on the next night as 1t
must, If the bedding is not exposed tor few
hours to the air and light. We may well 1mt-
tate the Dutch example Of placing such bedding
on two chairs near the window, In the sunlight;
or In the window, that the best purifier known
purities, or neutralize them. At least three
hours on the average, is as short exposure as is
ompatible with neatneSS. 1t Is also desirable
windows, and that as much sunlight be admit
ted as possible to the room In which about one
third OF the time Is spent In addition to these
measures 1t is well to have the attic windows
wholly or partly open, and the door leading to
it, so that a free current may pass through all
the rooms, up the stairs, and out into the outer
world, to become purified by vegetation, &C.,
before being again reSpired
Clothes thus aired and summed will not demand
more than half the usual washing, though they
can scarcely be washed too often.
Another means Of propOting personal cleanli-
ness is by an absolute change Of all clothing,
morning and night, wearing nothing by night
clothes as are hung to sun by day and dry by
night, and such only are fit to be worn by those
who have reasonable regard for personal
clothes are removed for the change, 1t is OF the
utmost Importance to the health that the skin
should be subjected to q reasonable fncton-as
hand, as q means Of cleanliness, and OF i'm
proved circulatt0n.-lR j. Hdsvord, IN Leter
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BEFORE AND AFTER MAR.
RAGE.
BEFORE

BEFORE.
Ny Maggie! my beautiful darling.
Creep into my arms. sweet
Let me fold you again TO my BOSOM
80 close / can hear your heart bea,
What these little fingers been Sc wing:
OEes pricked by the needle, see
These hands shall be kept from such
When once they are given to me.
All mine. little pet l will shield you
From trouble AMI labor and care;
will robe you like some fairy prin-
cess,
And jewels shall CLEAN in your h air.
Those slippers you gave ne are per
feet
That dressing gown fits to T
Ny darling!I wonder that Heaven
Should give such - treasure to me
Eight - nine - ten eleven! Ny
precious,
Time fies when am with you
1t seems but moment I've been here.
And now-must say it: Adisu I.
AFTER.
Oh. Mag. you are heavy 1'ln tired
Go sit in the rocker, l pray
Your weight SONS a hundred and
ninety
When you Plump down in that s,rt
Of way.
Yon had better be men,iny my coat
sleeve
have spoken about it before
wanted to finish this novel.
And look over these bills from the
store.
This dressing gown fits like the ii,
Those slippers run down at the heel!
Strange nothing can never look decent;
l wish you could know how they
feel.
What's this bill from Green Why.
surely.
It's not another new dress
Look here. I'll be bankrupt before
New Year.
Or your store bills will have to grow
less.
Eight o'clock M-g. sow on this but
ton
As soon as you finish this sleeve.
Heigh ho I'm 80 deunedly sleepy
i'll pile off to bed. believe.
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~Agents for State Investment and
Insurance Company--Fire and Ma
rIne.
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ORES s M AKlNC.

M .. MOORE OFFERS HER SERVICES
1sAs lsa,.p sc,lcal s ana experienced DrsssmAkes
h ss..ss lss Of Seattle.
aas q assee Ii with Mrv. Atwood, on the east
Asta. "nd street. between Columbis and
o26-dlm
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we're getting back ten dollar bill you
had never expected TO see again; .
waist very much like yours only much
smaller, aud as for her feet-why you
couldn't put more than 10 per cent Of
your toes in her boots Well. good
night. Miss Wha,syourname-I told
her I'd be round this evening il
could. III trouble yon for that psck-
age.
Augustus So and So she hisscd iu .
low, concentrated tone, putting the
package of presents away under her
chair. If you go out Of this house
before Ole O'clock tomorrow morning
Ill scream. And want you to under.
stand that cur engagement is to hold.
and il you don't marry me BY the
lst Ct November. which will be as
soon as | can get my srousseau ready.
II; sue you for breach Of promise. lay
ing the damages at $500. 900. and I've
got letters from you thatIl make the
jury find tor the plaintiff without leav-
ing tiir box Aud If ever you mention
that wretched creatures name to me
again the longest day your live. Ill
shoot you and scratch your eyes out
so there; don't care for you one Bit.
but I'm going to marry you out Of
spite
She hurled herself into his arms like
. whirlwind and sobbed upon his
shoulder He smoothed her hair and
called her large and varied assort-
ment of pet names. and observing his
reflected image in The glass over the
m .n'clpiece walked 1T it rapturou-ly,
They are u be married on Hal
lowe'en. You never can get ahead OF
Chicago.
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Doc VS. SHARK--A Honolulu paper
tells this: ''On the last trip of the
steamer Jas Makee to Kauai. on sp-
preaching to within half o mile Of
the shore. q native owner Of . large
dog. who had been boasting Of the ami
malls accomplishments. threw him over
board to swim ashore On the way,
however. poor Ponto was attacked by
sharks. He fought them brsvely for q
while. but the treacherous sea- wolves
came on HIM from the rear. aud ut
length his lifeless body foated to the
beach with the hinder parts bitten of.
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Four Scotchmen. one Of whome was
Lord Dunmore, have been indulging
in real Eeroism. A pleasure yacht waa
wrecked in the Hcbrides, leaving four
men. three women aud two children on
q dssolate. storm-swept rock, eleven
miles from the coast. They cluug
there. with nothing to eat. and suffered
intensely from the cold, for day and
a half No boat would attempt the
perilous voyage necessary for their
rescue. until Dunmore and his com.
panions put out in an open fishing
smack. The lives OF all the nearly ex-
hausted party were saved.
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100 10 J Cases : Henn!.essy ! 7. Brandy,
100 Cases Martell "
20 Cases Holland Red Case Gin,
80 Gases Fine Old Tom Gin,
so Casks Guinness Porter, quarts
and pints,
90 Casks Bass Pale Ale, quarts
and pints,
10 0ctaves Fine Old Martell
Brandy,
10 0ctaves Fine Old Hennessy
Brandy,
5 Octaves Holland Gin.
5 0otaves Fine Old Islay Scotch
Whisky,
Fine Old Port and Sherry Wines.
VIC also have constantly on hand full line Of
Ane OLD BOURBON WHISTLES and other DO.
MESTIC LIQUORS which we offer to the trade at
San Francisco prices.
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The INTELLlGENCER.
office-Front Street, Foot Of Cherry

RATES OF ADVERTISING:
one square, lone inch or less 1st insertion 81 90
Each subsequent insertion. 50
Reading notices per line.... ............. Is
BY the year or quarter at reduced rates.
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Berger was IN the chain gang At
Salt Lake. unirr u sentence Of three
months for petty larceny. and the
work greatly disgusted him. Reading
that pair OF mules had been stolen at
a certain place, at . time previous TO
his own arrest, he made . false con-
fessien that he was the thief. His OBJ
ject was to be indicted and transferred
to . cell for trial, thus getting ont Of
the chain gang. He did not doubt
that hi. Innocence would be made ap-
parent in court bu, in that he was
mistaken. for he had confessed %
plausibly that the jury convicted him .
ard he has gone to States Prison on q
five years sentence. His case is before
tho Governor.
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A woman at Tsrboro, N. G.. mould.
ed the bullet with which her lover
murdered her husband.