Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-14

Madame Anderson. the Brooklyn Y " pc
deStrlenne concluded her task OF walking p 700
quarter miles In rs many quarter hours at l0:4S
last night. After the completion oI her task
she was taken Immediately 10 a hotel and nut
10 bed. Her sleep will be broken ,vpry two
hours or so Tor the first twenty-fOur hours, lest
she sleep Tor good and all, and after that she
VIII be allowed 10 sleep as much as she DleaseS
Alter rest OT two weeks She VIII 20 10 Pitts
burg, Pa, 10 walk quarter OF nile every
quarter Ot an hOur iOl TWO weeks. From Pitts
burg She goes 10 Chicago 10 walk Tor another
two weeks. this time doing a quarter of a
mile every ten minutes.
The New ! 0rk World OF yesterday said OF SIM
daN nlGhl ) Walklng:-AS the end 0f the long
walk approaches. the stage and DaTT or the gal
ieiy In which the band is stationed have been
gwen up 10 the audience. The band plays two
airs, - Don't get weary" and "Dh. Tommy
you've been bad boy" When the World re
porter entered the hall last evening Nine An
deISon was on the 2.596th quarter mile OF the
2..Oo She was dressed in a long purple cloak
trimmed with fur. She seemed thoroughly
worn out and almost asleep. This has been her
condition since saturday afternoon. with bat
few intervals of brightness. ON the first quar-
Ter OF the 265oth mile she seemed 10 wake up a
little and 10 walk with greater ease. Whenever
she comes On the track she appears 10 De- almost
asleep and puts her hand 10 her head as If Just
waking. The latest ingenious Theory about her
Is that she Is twins. and that GiToie walks *
quarter miles. while GlroTa rests II hours. This
Is neat. bnt al variance with the facts The
pedestrian has been closely watched by agents
Of man who has a heavy bet againS; her and
Il
one. and s5-otu is offered by Mr. Anderson fer
the detection OF the other hall of the twin Con
sclentioas reporters have vainly endeavored to
earn this mohey.
THE LOUISIANA INN EsTIG ATIoN-Tne Congress
Slonal committee investigating election frauds
and ouJTageS in Louisiana, yesterday examined
in New orleans q. X. NJ Newman. cOlored clerk
of The district court OF 81. Mary's parish, who
testified 10 the efforts ~ the democrats 10 get
possession Of the duplicate returns in his pos
session. ". II. Mcneil. deputy sheriff Of cad
DO. testified concerning the Caledonia affair and
the killing OF negroes. but could hot say when
or where each negro was killed. David Wise,
or Tensas- testified that the election was quiet
and peaceabe in his district His cotton gin
was burned by negroes on Tuesday following.
Saw about 2o0 armed cOlOred men marching
through Waterproof the day before the gin was
burned Next day another armed crowd came
and said they were going 10 burn the town.
Fairfax was Tie leader OF the negroes. IL was
understood he was keeping up the color line
H. Moss OF TensaS. testified that he saw armed
negroes pass by hundreds through Waterproof.
There were not more than twenty white men
in the place. The people were very much fright
ened. The negroes threatened to kill the chill
dren and outrage the women. They woul,. have
burned the town il the SheriffS posse had not
arrived j. =. Watson and j. G. Schaefer, OF
TenSaS. testified that the troubles in The parish
were due 10 the blacks, who were excited TO
hostility by III" c0lOr-lne republican leaders.
FRANK MoRnArNT. TIL: ACTOR. MISSING.
Frank Mordaunt. the Well-known actor al
ported 10 Inspector DilkS. at police headquar-
teiS. last night, missing under suspicious
circumstances The report was made at the
instance OF Mrs. MoTdaunt, who is exceedingly
worried over her huSband'S singular absence. She
says Mr.. Mordaunt LETT his home al an early
hour on saturday morning and has not been
seen nor heard from since 10y any OF his friends
Mrs. NOrdaunT says she fears her husband has
met with foul play. She bases her fear upon
her knowledge OF the fact that he has enemies
and says that while leaving his residence one
evening recently he was fired al with a revolver
by some one who had been lying In wait for
him. He Was not struck by the bullet. The
wOuld-be murderer fed and MOrdauut returned
at once within the house. When his wife asked
him about the shooting he attempted Ia laugh
al the occurrence. and assured her that the
whole thing was Joke, "a pistol fired into the
air. you know. 10 make Noise but Mrs. Nor
daunt knew better, and was certain. Judging
by her husbands pale face and terrified eX-
preston. that the shooting was q serious affair.
The inspector sent out general alarm.-IN. J..
Times. 1871.
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