Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-31

VI poIcy Snoulu nOC go, out Judge Rogers re-
fused to allow evidence as to the Intention OF
the insured. ANY person is liable to accidental
death. NumberlesS are the ways In which one
may t take n, his own life In the sense that Mr.
an insurance policy Is a very precarious thing.
[chtcago Journal, Mayer.
Rum AND MIssIoNARIEs.-The San Francisco
CdH has telegram from Boston which saws:
The expOl cation of rum to the west coast
OF africa has reached a large volume during
me past month, but only two missionaries have
been sent thither during the same time. The
names OF the merchants engaged in the expor-
tat1on OF rum to Africa do not appear upon the
custom house books for obvious reasons, for it
would not look vely pretty in print that Mr..
So-and-So. member Of the Blank club, and a
regular attendant at the leading holy church.
was Systematically killing off the heather.
SUIT FOR KILLING A DoG-Ira D. Randall of
west 4aphank. refused to pay tax on a valu-
a able Dog when demanded by Tax Collector
Schfynef 10 accordance with the provisions of
a law passed by the Suffolk county Oily board
OF supervisors In their legislative capacity.
Then, In accordance with the provisions OF the
XII the dogs by means Of poison. Now, Mr., Ran
dali proposes to sue the collector for the pur-
pose OF testing not only bis right to kill the dog
such law: It is understood that eX-District
Attorney W. Wickbam has expressed the opln-
ion that the law " i'll not "hold water" and it
should prove to be one-Will not prove a dear
one for the county.-[N Y. Times, 3Oth.
MUCH MISTAKEN INvEsToR.-The most dis
appointed individual that has been seen In
these parts for some time is the man who this
morning at the postoffice, after waiting for two
hours or more In line, put down dollar for the
accrued interest On 500 worth of $40 govern
ment Gel Gthcates and demanded the bonds for
nothing. He seemed to have an idea that the
government was giving them away for the ac-
crued interest.-[New Hdren Register.
ore cricket would stand poor show trying to
stop railroad train; but millions Of them can
90 IL, as was proved Saturday night. The west
e1n-Dound emfgrant train No. met an army of
cllckets at Clarke's station, about fifteen mites
west OF here, that night, and was detained two
hours and half trying to get through. To
make the passage Of the train men were finally
IoIced TO take brooms and sweep the insects of
the rallS. The crlcketS covered the track for
about three miles, and when the driving-wheels
OF me engine struck them they would whirl
around without going forward an 1nch.-[Rcno
tNtu.) Gazette, May 10.
Maggie reported to the Board OF Health yester-
DAY That on August Q, 1878, the body of child
was burned In the yard OF No. AS 122d street.
accompanying his report Is an affidavit by Mary
SWayne, who sWears that In July and August,
1878 sne lived at No. All with woman named
Baxter with whom also lived one Beulah Rich
ards. Richards gave birth to a child, Or.
the birth Baxter told Mary that the doctor had
LEFT orders that the body be burned. A fire was
LIT In the yard for the purpose, and what was
left OF the body was burned. DR.. White who
claims that he was not present when the child
was born, has been summoned before the health