Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-15

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10 Omaha. The railroad officers at san Fran
cisco also furnished him With letters 10
those in Omaha. asking them 10 pass him on.
bat The latter paid no attention II them BEING
thus deprived of al resources he set out on his
long tramp. He LETT san Francisco on sept. "a.
and omaha on Sept. 10 and reached New ork
on Christmas day. lie was therefore. a little
over three months en- route. His habit WAS Ia
walk every day from sunrise IN sunset ~
night he slept In open fields. il no shelter han
pened To be handy. His food cOnSiStn ed OF bread
pork. and apples. The last he picked up A, he
went along. lie was entertained bul On fwa
occasions by German families e. whom he was
able TO make known his wants. Ills \ laS,eJ
him until within three days Of his arr:x3,
The only unusual incident that happened n.m
was an encounter with f00tpadS, who robbed
him or the bag of apples he was carving
When they found oui the nature Of iRc priIe
they peted him VITA the apples. lie had been
recommended 10 call upon D.. + !. Nnianyi. 81
No. 900 west SD street. He did - and the doc
tor introduced him &c minister whose nauc he
forgetS who supplied him with fOod and c'Dtil-
ing. His feet were so sore that he could not
wear shoes and a pair OF Cloth slippers WAS
given him. Dr. Iillanyi sent him 10 The GER
man consul. who advised him to apply ID the
commissioners Of emigration. The latter VIII
provide him with passage 10 the cid country
". T. Times. Ian. llfh.
Love AND SCICpE.-A telegram to the New
York H6raH from Charlotte. y. C., saws: Yes
terday morning Walter ". Pegg. telegraph on
orator at the depot Of the atlanta and Char
lotte AIRLINE railway, al Greenyile =. C.. was
a
OF mile from the depot aud near the river
which runs through the town. The young man
mad had love affair, the Issue OF which had
been unfaVorable, and OF late he had become
somewhat Incorporate. and had several time,
threatened 10 take his lite. Near ne BODY
winch lay on its face, was found . half-emDty
DOttie OF morphine. and the theory from the
iOcaltN III winch the body was found. is that
Pegg. after taking the morphine. had started 10
! Tie river for the purpose OF throwing himself
into the stream, but became ovcrpnWerpd by
Ia Il
saturday night. the young man was under the
influence OF liquor, and the body. when found
gave evidence Of having been iifeleSS tOT six or
eight hours. The suicide left no letter of ex-
pl2natlon, but this is found in his preyiOnSy
declared purpose, and the reason which he as
signed for haiboring this design.
Miss CLARA NORRIS IN SAN FRANcIsro-On
! ThuISCay evening, Mr.. Barton Iiin left for the
East lii Tie interest," OF the management OF the
California Theatre. Ii Is nearly five years since
Il Wehded his way across the mountains \
8 eat deaf OF interest has been attached 10 Oh
tanning knowledge CT his mission. From a
variety az sourceSW learn that Miss Clara Nor
ms has entered iGto an arrangement by which
she VIII play season al the California Theatre.
her terms being G5 per cent. and she % furnish
SIX artists, VINO are 10 strengthen her support.
These she has selected. and il is Mr. IiiS object
when he reaches New IOEn TO engage them
Miss Morris viii produce all the plaHs0 Of her two
last engagements III this city. and several new
GEeS. The exact date o: the commencement OF
her engagement AZ the California Theat re is not
HkPll, DUI II VIII tOECilft before the fiESt Mon
day in May, as on that date She il under con
tract 10 appear IN Chicago. We also learn that
Miss Morris last terms a. BaldTiu's Theatre
were S2.oH0 week, and that it was a refusal 20
accept sl.5e0 4 week for another engagement
that caused the present arrangement TO be
H@oe.-tSan frGh''>eo Atta. ian. >
4 CANADIAE PREACHER SrARyED-Canaaian
napeTS say the Rev. ". T. Checkey, assistant
lninisterot 81. Paurs thuich, Toronto. died on
the 81 inst, il was said OF typhoid fever but in
. ! n va
gagged II salary OF S>oJ. but the congregation
found they could only pay hail that amount.
and on $500 per annum Mr.. Checkley had to
Keep awe himself and his own family OF five OF
six children, including an adult son who some
] time ago had his hands amputatcd, and two
! children OF dead bros her. aud an invalid sis
I ter. Nothing was known Of the extreme p9y-
| erty OF the family until Mr.. ChechleyS death.
! Mt thechiey was OF a plucky, noble GiSp1si-
| tlon- and AWAY ) had Joke for everybody. One
| day recently he was met by a brother clergy
man. who remarked That he looked terribly
! cold and asked where his ovevcoaU was Mr.
| Checkley, in Joking manner, replied that he
| hadn't any, and in this way waTded OF sdSpi-
| cion. The New York Herald says: Satire Is the
| last sentiment to be displayed during the
! Christmas season, but the story OF the Toronto
| pastor who, in his pulpit on Christmas. thanked
| God for all that had been done for the DOOR aud
| then went quietly home and died OF starvation.
| because OF his insufficient salary, is the most
| fashionable church.
| HUNTRESS.-MiSS
daughter or Captain Jones, pioneer settler OF
| the county, last week noticed that the dogs had
"Teed some animal near the house, armed
| herself with gun and proceeded to investi-
| gate the matter. No sooner had she approached
| the tree than gigantic catamOunt sprung TO
| the ground. The dogs followed in close pur-
sun over tangled weeds and through the dense
WILLOWS and forests OF the TuOlumne for nearly
| mile, When the animal again took to a tree
| for protection. The brave girl trudged on alone
Win her gun on her shoulder, and on coming
fS feat 1air in
unusually close proximity, but not daunted by
| MS glar1ng eyes and feFociouS appearance, took
| dehberate aim and fired. The cat made a
Sprlng, Out fell TO the ground dead. Swinging
! the monster over her shoulders she carried him
nome in triumph as trophy or her proweSS
| 1llend sent us the animal, and We found il TO
! De one or The largest OF his species. The young
lady hunter has only seen some fourteen or
| illteen summers and is native OF cur county
Modesto (Cat.l Ne"S, Jan. Sd.
MAKE THE TRANPs WoRK-A Rhode Island
newspaper says tit9t during the year Just closed
| the city OF Providence provided labor at Hfty
cents per day for ali citizens in need Of employ
| ment and able 10 work, and also furnished food
| and lodgings 10 trampS and other non-reSidents
applying for the same and willing to recompense
| the city by chopping wood. IL was expected
| That the experiment would cause a marked
| increase OF expenses, but the figures already
| show small saving, and the number OF traInps
has largely decreased; in fact, the tramp VINO
| VIII not work does not appear ia the neighb0r
| hood OF Providence.
HIS TEETH GNAwING HIS ETTATS-The SYRIA
| ctlse NY Courier. says Mr. Randall. OF Onon-
| daga Hill, who swallowed his false set Of teeth
| SIX weeks ago. was in this city yes arlay He
stu complains OF great distress at lines in his
/ stomach and says he has lost some 1fteen or
| twenty pounds OF flesh. He has receiyt "a many
letters from different parts OF the country from
! people who have been similarly troubled, an
| nounclng remedies and operations applied and
| performed on them. but he has not awaited him
| sell OF any OF them. He prefers To wait awhile
Defore adopting any measures to relieve him
sell. There have been instances where opera
| IONS On the stomach Of such cases have been
| made and that the patient has recoye cred anu
| had good health.
THERE Is AN INTERESTING GHOST STORY in the
| last number OF BtarklroOds HdJaziae, which
seems to be well authenticated; but, we do not
De1eNe a word or IL. IL we were 60 see spirit
| from the other world we should not believe il.
| the reasonable conclusion would be that our
| eyes were out OF fix. II we saw IL over ana
| over again, and others saw it too, then, and not
| Until then, would we have faith in il. So says
the Danv1lle Times, whose editor Is evidently
| philosopher.
| COVERINGS MIssING.-A short time ago
| Miss Leonora Ebra, a French goyerneSs in the
| family OF c. /. Bernheim, OF New York, grew
| melancholy, and limited occasionally at a case