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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22
NEW YORK NOcES.
The Shooting

ac SnOVsBnX Oh k'Oftefs Ikle Actor
NEW YORK. March 22.-The shooting OF B. f.
Porter, at Marshall. Texas, has created deep
feeling among theatrical people here. A meet
at the Criterion Club, to take measures for the
relief OF his family. and reception and burial OF
the bc0y. subscription has been started and
tenefit proposed, in which members OF several
companies have Signified their Willingness TO
assist.
.LGter.-A meeting OF actors and theatrical
managers was held to-day TO arrange for the re-
ceptiCn OF the body OF Il. +. Porter the murder
ed actor, and also to make preparations for
henefts for the relief OF his aged mother and
sick wife. The meeting was informal, but a
committee was appointed to notify all actors
and professionals that another meeting would
be held Tomorrow afternoon, at. which they
were invited TO attend. Instructions were given
as to nquirtng the price Of burial plot In Ever
green cemetery. The funeral will take place
on Wednesday next from the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION.
Tenement House Reform.
The committee consisting or III. f. Pillen, c.
Vanderbilt, w. Bayard Cutting, W. W. AStor,
and others, appointed at the recent meeting at
Cooper Union, TO initiate measures or tenement
house reform, have submitted their preliminary
report. 1t is practical, and proposes vigorous
and thorough methods. The chief feature is the
formation OF one or more stock companies for
the erection OF improved dwellings, with can
ital OF from f1ve hundred thousand to two mil
lion dollars, subscriptions received In sums OF
five thousand dollars. Dividends to be limited
to five per cent. The utmost economy and a
rigid system OF safeguards are proposed to en-
sure the accomplishment OF liberal philan-
thropic results from business methods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

ANOTHER FUGITIVE has returned to the home
and family he deserted. Albert E. Smith, a
manufacturer OF Cherry. Valley, disappeared
about two weeks ago. leaving word that he
would never return. Investigation failed to
prove that he had been guilty OF any criminal
transactions, but he had involved the firm of
which he was member In debt In reckless
and dtshonOrable manner. Smith travelled
through the country north and south, wander
ing from New York to CHATTANOOGA to Vicks.
burg. and to New Orleans. He reached home
again on Tuesday evening broken in mind and
body. IT is an old saying that man cannot
run away from himself
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Demand for Steel Rail

SCRANTON, PA, March 22-The Lackawanpa
iron and Coal Company will double their steel
mill force on Monday to meet the Increased de-
mand for steel rails
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z hrcatenrCl Indian War.

SITTING Bull AND $500 WARRIORS GETTING
READY fOE HoSTIiITIES
A letter received by the War department
from Col. Walsh, who is in command OF the
Canadian mounted police On the Dakotah from
tier, reports that sitting Bull and his warriors
are showing very ugly and insuOorliuate dis
position. They have made no movement as VET
toward the boundary line. bur as soon as spring
opens, serious trouble Is apprehcnded Colonel
=" dlsh estimates as the strength OF Sitting Balls
well AIMED and equ,nped In order tn guard
against the appreheDded raid Of these Indians
across the frontier, and possible attack upon
Forts stevenson Buford, and Totteu. it has
been decided by Gen sherman to transport the
18th infantry, Col Ruger, now at Atlanta, to
B1smark, Da. as speedily as possible, and
thence distribute it TO such points along the
border as may be threatened or seem made
quateiy defended. Two companies OF artillery
GoW at Cbariestown have been ordered to At
lanta to take charge OF the barracks there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

FRAUDS IN 'FRIsCO.-H. 8. Tibbey secretary
OF the commission In charge Of widening Dn-
pont street, San Francisco, has been arrested,
charged with frauds in the management of af-
fairs OF the commission to the amount of uD-
wards OF s60,00G. It is rumoured that further
; Investigation will disclose much additional spec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

Recent investigations by NJ. Jeannot have en-
abed him to demonstrate for medico-lesal pur-
pose the difference which exists between hair
in healthy or diseased state OF the body and
On corpse; also as to its varieties, its place
OF growth and the age and sex OF the individual
lie also claims to be able to prove by Specime as
submitted whether; hair bas been pulled out
by violence, cut of, or whether it had fallen
out. There is also theory, which yet remains
to be proved that the presence Of arsenic In the
body may be detected by the hair. In the many
murder cases. where hair has been found on
deadly instruments, these Investigations may
be used to advantage I'm the courts in fixing
crimes on the perpetrators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

CHARLEY Ross CASE, PRRHAPs.-Bertha
franklin, II years old, and niece OF BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN, ESQ.,. OF the Pinkerton detective
agency OF this city, has been missing since Wed
nesday from her home on Penn Street below
spruce She was last seen playing with some
companions in front other house, but search and
nave failed 10 lead to any trace of her wherea-
bouts.-[ Phild. Press, 2lst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

LAMEETABIE ACCOUNTS come from IeadyiIle
colorado. The rush OF men to that section has
been so great that the place IS overiowing
The new coIners find no employment at any
thing, ana there being no accommodations,
tney nave 10 lie down In their blankets Wher-
cFerthey can, many peTShing miserabiy. Five
hundred mines have been opened that have not
maid cent " ~ oo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

A WoMANs RIGHTS DEMONSTRATION has been
made by lady in the soutL ern province OF
Japan, who protests against paying taxes un
less she is allowed the privilege of voting lie
letter, which Is pertinent and logical even .
japanese estimation, has been referred Dy th .
local authorities to the central goVelnme II,
and awaits the decision at the canial
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SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
lay amounted to SIS.

The NATIONAL MUsEUM.-The executive COM
mit,ee OF the Smithsonian regents to SUPERVISE
the erection OF the new National Museum build
Ing has held frequent conferences. It has been
authorltatiyely decided by the Treasury DEPART
ment that the appropriation Is available at
any time. Levels have been taken OF the
ard working plans In detail are now In course
Cf preparation which will enable bidders to
make their proposals with an exact understand
Ing OF what is required. The advertising for
proposals will, 1t is thought, be begun next
week,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

FORGED CHICK on a New York bank f)r
$500 was passed on the Central National Ban <
at Columbia, S. C., Yesterday. by a man gtvin
the name OF JAS. f. K nSs.ey, Thursday, VITO e :,
caped On a north bound train before the fraui
was discovered. He Travelled with youIg W..
man v HON he called bis d aurhfer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

FAILrRE or PuB..IsHER.-Patrick O'Shea
the wcll-knoWn Catholic book publisher OF New
YORK, has suspended and asked his creditors
for an extension. His embarrassment Mt is due TO
zeal estate depreciation. His liabilities are
about 100000, OF which ST5,0D0 Is on mecchan-
disc account and $25 900 on real estate de1clen-
cy. His assets are nomirally valued at S2)a, 900
OF which sl5"oeo is in stereotype. plates He
naS been In business over twenty one years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

Death Of Judge Giles Of Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, March 22-Hon. VIM. Fell Giles,
who recently resigned the judgeship OF the U.
S. District Court for Maryland. on account OF
Illness, died at II o'clock last night, In the 72d
year OF his age. He had been judge OF the court
for Is wears.
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AN INCIDENT OF THE AFGHAN WAR.-MaBor
W. Reynolds fell early In the melee. While ex-
tracing his sword from a mans body, his
cilal9ef stumbled, and four AfgbanS cut him to
pieces, their own bodies immediately afterWard
DelDg stretched around his corpse.-[F From a
Dispatch f0 the London Times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

AN ILLICIT STIILC LCAPTUHED.-Coiector Young,
at Raleigh. teiegraphs Commissioner Raum
that Deputy Collector Sorrell captured another
still in Wake county, North Carolina, yestcr-
day
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MEASURES.
The joint democratic caucus committee, {ten
members Of the Senate and eleven members Of
the House) to arrange the order Of business for
the special SeS ion, met this morning in the
Senate Judiciary committee room at II O'clock
and were still in session at half past 2c'clock
with the prospect OF another hours confer
ence There is no concealment on the part of
the democrats that 1t is their desire to have the
session Siiort one, and hence they are having
consultations with the leaders to fr ime a bill
with respect TO the supervisors law which
viii be acceptable to the republicans. and
which Will receive the approval Of the Presi-
dent. At to-dayS conference MessrS Springer,
Carlisle and Reagan, In behalf OF the House
caucus committee submitted bill proposing
10 repeal sections 1920 TO 2,02I OF the Revised
Statutes. and modifying section 2,o2S by pro-
Viding that no person shall be appointed slt-
relyisOr who Is not a resident OF tile precinct in
wb1ch he is to serve. The sections 10 be repealed
are those which authorize The appOintmenU OF a
Chief supervisor, and or deputy marshals for
special services at elections. The bin offered BIZ
The subcommittee on behalf OF the House does
not interfere with the appointment OF superrt-
Sors OF both political parties To serve merely In
a aninSteriai capacity. IJ is also provided That
ballots hereafter used In all elections for fed
eiai offices shall be Of uniform size, which VIII
do away with tissue ballots. 1t is provided
also that the [. s. troops sllal! not be stationed
ut ahy point within two miles OF a polling pre-.
cfEct. Provision Is also made for the repeal OF
HE Jurors test cath law. The committee
considered the bill In all its bearings at todays
conference, ana While no agreement had been
teached up TO Sociock, IL was reported that the
concessions above indicated. were what the
othoclats were willing TO make.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

1HE ASSASSINATION OF PORTER, THE ACTOR
A dispatch from Marshall, Texas states that
Barry mole VINO vas Shot In the shoulder We'd
nesoay 10y detective named Currie, whose In
suit 10 ladies Of the Barrymore theatrical COM
paby ne mad resented, was resting easily yester-
day, but not out OF danger. The remains OF
PoTter, who was killed by Currie, have bee 1
sent 10 New York under an escort OF citizers
There Is strong TAX OF lynching Currie. The
case Gi Curfie, for She murder OF Porter, wa !;
called yesterday. Two witnesses were exam.
lncd, showing that the killing was entirely un-
PfoNoked. The prisoner was remanded without
Dali. The troupe is still I'm Marshall.
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THE REPORT or TIE FiTZ JoHS PORTER BOARD
or INQUIRY has been received at the War de-
paItment. II has been sent 70 the President for
bis approval or diSlpprcyal. It Is stated that
The report IS partial though not an entire vim
dCatiOD OF Gen Porter.
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THE BoopIE GaAE.-Tle secret service men
arrested on the 1'Uh instant, at Sparta, Wisc0n-
sin, Con Z. Crowley, who has been extensively
engaged for five years In working the '.boode"
game. During the last three years he has been
at the head OF gang which devoted its entire
time to ''bOodiing." They would. upon receipt
OF advances for counterfeit money, which they
pretended to have for sale, send to the person
who forwarded the cash. boxes containing
nothing but sawdust. The specific charge
against Crowley Is using the mails to defraui
BE has gone to jail IN default OF s. 0Go bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

THE CASE OF SENATOR RELL-The Senate
committee on privileges and elections yesterday
afternoon heard the Hon. Charles II. Bell and
Senator Rollins, OF New Hampshire in arcu-
appointment, by the governor, TO fill the New
hampshire vacancy in the Senate. After some
1n1orlnai discussion on the part OF the members
cf tie committee the fuI ther consideration of
tEe suOJect was postponed until next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

STEAMER RANDALL is hard at work making up
his list OF committees, but il IL is developed that
the session Is to he brief one he viii not an
nounce them until Congress Is about ready to
adjourn. which will have the effect OF choking
of general legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22

OUR EUROPEAN SQuADRON.-A dispatch re-
ceiTed a. the Navy Department from Rear Ad-
miral John c. Howell. commanding the L. s:
naval forces. European station. states that the
Alliance has been ordered to visit Genoa, Leg
hOin, Naples, Tunis, Tripoii, Palermo, Malaga
Tar Sier, CadiZ, Lisbon, Havre Or Cherburg
southampton, Flushing, Copenhagen, Christi
ana Norway. and Sp1head. The Quinnebaug
has been ordered to visit Mahon. Malaga Tan
giers. Algiers, Tripot, Tunis, Sicily, Naples.
I-,sharn, Geneva and Trieste, {Austria.l The
iiagship, the Trenton. was expected to leave
with the Admiral March 10th. for Naples, thence
10 Genoa. The Wyoming has been authorized
TO leave Smyrna when her presence Is no longer
necessary there.
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AN iStiTATI0S TO EX-SENATOR SARGENT
COMMANDER Il. H. Exams, commanding the Sar-
atoga has invited Senator Sargent TO be his
guest III his approaching cruise IN the Madeira
and AZOre Islands and vicinity. H. Is expected
That the Ex-senator viii accept. The Saratoga
Is now lying al Hampton Roads
TWO MORE PLASEr5.-Irof Peters, Of Clinton,
NY. announces TO the Smithsonian the dtsc0F-
Ely by himself. this morning OF two planets;
one OF the tenth magnitude. Ia eleven hours
nIiyeight minutes right ascension, and MIN
degrees twenty-five minutes north deciinati0n:
Inc other OF the eleventh magnitude in twciv,
hours eleven minutes right ascension. and min
degrees thirty-One minutes north decilnatiOn,
moving north.
NAVAL DRDERs.-tapt. VIM. i. McCann -
command the Independence AT the Mare Islam
nav yald April 10th: Capt. John Irwin, from
The Independence to duty In charge OF the nav
lSatlOn department Gf the Mare Island navy
yaIo April 10th; Chaplain :. d. BOurora has re-
ported his return home from the European sta
lioh' ana has teen placed on waiting orders.
iHE fosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT has issued a
circular TO poStmastcTs OF money order offices
concerning the four per cent rerunding certin-
Sate Inc circular quotes the recent one of the
treasury on this subject and recommends that
tne pOStnaSterS accept the Invitation contained
tncfein Tor them TO become depositaries in re-
ceNlDg SUB criptions to the certificates.
THE ALASKA, Capt. Brown. COMMANDING left
San Francisco last evening for Sitka,
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DISTRICT TINTEREsT.-PrOylsion has been made
for the ray trent of the quarterly interest on the
general registered stock OF Washington and
Georgetown which becomes due April fst next.
THIS interest amounts to S!4,162 1t win be pay
able by check on The Treasurer or the Assistant
Treasure eT al New York.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-15
The Traverse Sled.

The following, taken from the Her.
aid & News, printed at West Randolph,
Vt, and supposed to have been writ
ten by the father of A. Morse who
was with Mr.. Nichols when the Incl
dent occurred, will be of interest to
many of our readers:
Randolph, Vermont,is entitled to the
credit of producing the man who first
invented the traverse sled now i'll uni
versal use, instead of the old fashioned
long sled. In the early part of the
present century, before railroads were
constructed, passengers and freight
were conveyed to and from Boston
and the country towns of New Eng
land by stage and freight teams, and
many farmers took their produce to
Boston market with their own teams
in winter, driving over the road with
their long sleds, very awkward con-
trivance on rough, uneven roads, or
roads blessed with the conventional
pitch holes" of the present day.
Before the invention of the traverse
sled, passengers in stages, and mer-
chandse in heavily loaded sleds were
jostled and jolted together with the
ploughins and pitching unavoidable
with the merciless long runner of that
day. Sometime during the first quar-
ter of the present century George
Washington Nichols, then of Randolph
Vermont. and now living somewhere
in Wisconsin, was going from his
home in Randolph, to Boston with a
load of produce on his long sled drawn
by pair of horses, and somewhere on
the road in going through pitch hole
broke one of the runners of his sled
near the middle. Necessity, which is
the mother of invention, compelled
him to resort to what seemed a novel
proceeding. lie drove to the nearest
house. put up his team and set to work.
He could not repair the broken rum
ner so he cut ont piece of it aud cut
the opposite one to match. and there
was enough remaining to sustain the
forward end of his load, and by using
the ends of the runners, setting them
back under the rear end of the sled
body, that was provided for; but these
pieces lacked the crook necessary to
prevent the ends from digging into
the snow. To obviate this difficulty
he went into the woods and cut some
small trees with a natural crook, from
which he made some short runners for
the rear end of his sled, together with
the necessary beams, and connected
them by chain to the front sled.
Thus equipped he resumed his journey
and discovered that it was great inn
proyement in going through the pitch
holes, carrying his load much more
easily than before. The novelty of
his hastily constructed sled attracted
much attention and elected much
amusement from stage drivers and
teamsters whom he met on the road.
some deciding that it was the proper
way to construct sled a new idea,
like the four wheels of wagon. two
in front to sastain the front and two
N the rear to sustain the rear end of
the load besides it avoided much of
the unpleasant plunging of the long
sled. The idea was never patented,
but in less than year scarcely long
sled could be found running into Bos-
ton. and it was not long before the
traverse sled took the place of the long
sled throughout the country. II.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-15
HORTICULTURAL.
BY
y. EaOSE.E'BERGEEs " SOY.
Pr0pfietOrs of
Maiden Rock Nursery.

EDITORS JoURNAL:-After a protracted
silence, we will once more, at the re-
quest of many readers of your valua-
BILE paper, endeavor to suggest from
time to time, practical helps to those
interested in the promotion Of Horti-
culture in our midst.
At the present writing we shall con-
fine ourselves to the subject, The TENT
us by noticing the unusual number of
its nests this spring. As soon as you
read this examine your trees if You
have not done so before and rid your
self of this terrible foe to orchards. as
it is now doing its work of destruction.
The eggs were laid last season in
rings around the small branches. Each
ring contained from three to four hun
bred eggs which are either Matched or
being Matched at the present time.
They Immediately begin to form q
web or tent (whence their nanel and
to forage on the young leaves. They
do not leave their nests until about Q
o'clock in the morning, again at noon,
and just before night. They increase
rapidly in size, and if neglected, soon
devour every green thing within their
reach.
The first thing TO be done is to have
every wild cherry tree cut down and
burned us this is the natural breeding
place of this caterpillar.
Then this little circle of eggs should
be sought for at fall or spring prun-
ing, ami burned. IL any escape this
cleaning, as soon as their webs begin
to show upon the tree, if they can be
reached, strip them off at once with
the gloved hand, and crush them uu-
der foot or burn them. With long
handled mop soaked in strong soap
suds wet the nests that are out of
reach OF the hand.
The mop must be thrust into the
nest, breaking it open when the suds
will kill every moth it touches.
This operation is best performed Il
the morning before the caterpillers
leave their nest, and should be repeat
ed every few days until no more APP
pear.
Lastly thousands of moths, aud thus
hundreds of thousands of eggs, can be
destroyed by building fires in the ORCH
ards in the early evenings of June. as
they are abroad at this time, and be-
ing attracted by the blaze fall an easy
victim.
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The Band Concert on Friday ever

The Band Concert on Friday even
ing was well attended and enjoyed by
all. A pleasant feature of the enter
tainment was the reading by Miss Ag-
gle Green, of saltwater. Four selec-
tions were given in manner to merit
the applause which was warmly ac-
corded to them. Miss Green has but re-
Gently appeared before the public as a
reader. which fact every one knew
and did not expect to hear Mrs. Scott
Siddons. She has very pleasant
voice, is thoroughly interested in her
work, and will doubtless at no distant
day, rank high as an elocutionist
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-15

The American people are fast becoming music
cultivated and music-loving people. Music is
taught in the public schools and in nearly all pri-
yate schools colleges and semnaries. Every city
and town has its music teachers, and most cities
their Conservatives or schools devoted exclusively
to music. Thus the demand for sheet music, mt
sic books and musical journals has become i'm
mense The leading publishing house in this ceun-
try is that of S. Bralnands Sons, of Gle eand Gin
cinnati and Chicago. This firm commenced bust
ness in 1885, in Cleveland, and from small begin
ming has grown to immense proportions now occu-
plying the largest building in this country deovted
to music publishing. They publish over fifteen
thousand different pieces Of music and hundreds
Of popular music books of all kinds, They also
publish BRAINARD's MUSICAL WORLD, monthly
maya zine which is well known all over the coun-
try In order to facilitate their large western trade
S. Brainard's Sons have established large house
on 153 state street. Chicago Ill, where a complete
tsock of everything in the line OF sheet music and
music books at all times be found. As success
sors to the old firm of Root Cady, whose business
and immense catalogue was purchased by them
after the Chicago fire. they enabled to offer in
ducements unsurpassed by any other publishing
house They will send their large catalogue of mu-
sic and books free to any one application. Send
for it. and address S. BRAlNARD'S SONS, 158 state
street, Chicago Ill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-15
Breaking PIOws.

Mr.. Joseph Stephens has on hand a
large number of heavy Breaking Flows
made from the best material, which
he offers for sale at reduced prices to
compare with the times. His plows
have been used in this and adjoining
counties for twenty years and have
invariably given satisfaction. Any
one intending to purchase breaking
plow will find it to their interest to
call upon him. He will sell on six
months time with approved paper or
give liberal discount for cash. 2-4t