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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-11
(NHANCERY SALE OF DESIRABLE TWO
~ STORY AND BACK BUILDING BRICK
DWELLING, ON THE NORTHEAST OOR-

NER OF FIFTH AND STREETS SOUTH
EAST
By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court -
OF the District OF Columbia, lifting in Equity unit
parsed on the 4th day of October A D.. 1873. As1
w. B. Nets John Lacy ct al, cause No. 6SO4,
EQUITY docket l9, shall sell, at public auction in
front Of the premises, on MONDAY, October Goth,
1879, at 4S0 O'Clock pin, all that piece parcel of
ground, situate in the city of Washington, D. O.,
being the western part of lot numbered four (4. in
square numbered eight hundred and forty two
SS42) said part of lot having front of II feet 8
inches street southeast, with depth of "A feet
together with the improvements &c.
Terms Onelhird In cash. and the balsnce in one,
two and three years. with interest at per cent
annum until paid. secured by deed Of trust on the
premises sold 500 deposit re uired at the time of
sale. and all eyancng and recording at pur-
chaser's cost.
l. G. KIMBALL, Trustee,
l3il street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-11

~TEa ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED. By
order Of Court, until the 9TH DAY OF sKPTIxBER
A d. 1879 az the game hour and place.
WILLIAM II. PHILIP, Truakaa.
JAMES II. JOHN6TONH
ty3O 81 au1l 4 4 IA ReD6 49,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
GENERAL NOTES.

a SAN FRANCISCO dispatch of May
Both says tine entire sophomore class of
the state university were expelled for
refusing to divulge the names of mem
bers of the class guilty of issuing an
obscene bogus junior examination
programme.
A MILWAUKEE dispatch of the 30th
says at chamber of commerce election
to-day to decide upon the location of a
new exchange building the proposition
Of Alexander Mitchell to erect a $780,
900 building on the site of the old cham
Der was accepted by vote of 907 to
112.
A New YORK dispatch of the ID states
that the whole story Of the Manhattan
bank robbery which occurred last Octo-
Der, has come out through the confes-
sion Of one of the parties. The robbery
was planned three years. ago and failed
twice through the arrest and conviction
of some of the gang for other crimes
before the day set to rob the bank.
REPORTS of May 3lst from all points
of the country show that decoration
DAY was observed tc a greater extent
than ever before. Aviolent rainstorm
throughout Ohio broke up the exer-
cises in many instances. The follow
ing cities have reported impressive cere-
monies: Memphis, Detroit, Columbus,
Pittsburg, Gettysburg Lancaster, Pa,
Wheeling (where a great sham battle
occurred.) Cincinnati Cleveland, New
Orleans and St. Paul.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

widow Costello, s. rutally murdered a
few days previous.
Troy DYE and Ed. Anderson were
hanged on the 30th at Sacramento, Cal
ifornia, for the murder of A. M. Tullin,
last August.
OK the Both the 1st National Bank of
Elknorn, Wis, was victimised by dar
ing confidence operator in the tune of
about S4,00. The game played was
this: A person pulporting to be one
w. I'll. Davis presented 3 letter of in
PRODUCTION to the bank from 7. J. Will
liams, a well-known auctioneer doing
business in this county, which read as
follows:
GENTLEMEN:-The bearer, W. Ell.
Davis, has some notes signed by respon-
sible parties in the towns of Walworth
and Delevap, given him as proceeds of
an action sale held by me. He wishes
to raise money to locate in Kansas. Do
tho best you oaea by him.
II WILIIAn1o.
The notes were gotten up in the
usual style of auction notes. signed by
two parties, and made payable to the
order of W. III. Davis. the sigrers and
indorsers being leading farmers of the
above named townships. The notes
were discounted, and the sleek negoti-
ator left with the proceeds. The bank
now finds that the notes and letter are
all neatly executed f0rgerles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

says: The storm west of this city was
far more fatal in its effects than dis
patches sent early this evening indi-
Gated. The Champion has special from
Frankfort giving the following casual
ties there and in the vicinity: Jas. Downs
and wife killed; John Howe, aged 13,
killed; Mr.. Grooves killed; Miss
Grooves, leg broken; child of Mr.. Ware
field, seriously injured; Mrs. Vaughan,
badly injured; Jno. Vaughan, seriously
injured; Mrs. A. S. Fox, rigkt arm
broken; Henry Johnson, mortally in
jured; Ben Fox, severely injured; Mrs.
Henry Johnson, killed; Mr.. Bolton, leg
broken; Joshua Howe, Jas. Vaughan,
Henry Carger, Robert Laughlin, and
Miles Kelly and family, all badly in-
jured. At Irving Il persons were killed
outright and fortv-nine wounded, most
of the latter severely. Many of them
will die. A committee of the citizens
and physicians from this city arrived
there this afternoon, and medical sup
plies and clothing have been forwarded
from here to provide for immediate
necessities of sufferers.
A special to the Champion from Con-
cordia says the storm was extremely
violent in that vicinity. At Delpho,
Ottowa county, Is dead bodies were
brought in from two square miles of
territory. One man from Beloit was
taken up in his wagon, thrown to the
ground again and instantly killed. A
woman and child were thrown against
a wire fence and killed. Five persons
were killed in one house near Delpho.
Crops have been severely injured on
the line of the storm.
Reports from Scandia, Republic
country, state that the storm was very
severe in that section, but no casualties
Citizens of Atchison raised this after
noon 81, 200 for sufferers, and special
train leaves here at midnight with sup
plies, medicines, blankets and clothing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
FIRES.

A FIRE at Midbury, O., May 30th de-
stroyed Mlller's saw mill, and large
quantity of logs, q residence and a
church.
A FIRE at East Toledo, Ohio May Both
destroyed the packing and slaughter
house of S. & d. Brown and consider
able property belonging to the L. S. &
Nj. S. railway.
A DETROIT telegram of May 31st
says forest fires have been raging in the
vicinity of Harrisville This afternoon
fire caught in the rollways of r. A
Alger u Co., containing some 100000
feet of pine logs, and will probably de-
stroy about :, 100000 feet.
A SPECIAL of June I'd, from Milwau-
kee, reports great damage done by for
est fires along the lake shore. Twenty
buildings were burned near Hornspier,
and also a number near Ahnapee.
Many families are rendered homeless
and destitute. About three miles of
telegraph poles were destroyed, cutting
off communication with Sturgeon Bay,
where it is supposed considerable dam
age has been done.
4 fire at East Saginaw, Mich, says a
telegram of the 30th, started in c. w.
Joiner's lumber pile at Chase, Lake
county, communicating to a shingles
shed containing 100000 shingles,
and burning J. s. Mullins store; also
Dressinger's shoe shop, B. K. Haliday's
house. and c. w. Joiner's mill, with
/, 800, 600 feet of lumber and l 100000
feet of logs. The fire is now under con-
troll. As near as can be ascertained,
the loss is as follows: W. Joiner &
Son, on lumber, shingles aud mill, S19,-
600; no insurance, A. I. Mallin, store,
dwelling. and barn $4,000; no insur-
ance. B. K. Halliday, dwelling and
contents, $4,000; insurance, 81, 500. The
postoftice, with nearly all its contents,
also burned.
A FIRE broke out at Silver Reef, Utah,
on the night of May 81 in a plank side
walk. The fire spread rapidly west and
south, a strong wind prevailing from the
north and east. Harrison house, Pioneer
restaurant, stores of Hestenberge and
Pannate, Jacobs and Sultan, SigeI and
Marks, J. Schwartz, Jno. n. Cassiday's
saloon and the new post Office were
consumed. The fire was stopped on
the south by Rice's fire proof building,
occupied by Leeds banking company,
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express, telegraph
Office and Heddle Bro s store. On the
north it was cut off by a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

The Onondaga Indians, living near
Syracuse, had "rain dance" on Sun
day of last week. The Indians, being
discouraged and fearful that the corn
crop will be failure, sounded the drum
at the council-house, calling together
those who remain steadfast to the faith
of their forefathers, and prepared to
propitiate the Great Father by the "rain
dance" Six Indians seated themselves
In circle with rattles and drums and
commenced to beat a slow, monoton-
Gus measure, gradually shortening the
time, singing at the highest note posi-
bic. The spectators form ring, mov-
Ing slowly around the musicians-the
leader suddenly breaks into shuff1ing
dance, followed by the entire ring. The
musicians beat faster and faster, sing
louder aud shriller, fast and furious
dance the devotees till, with shout,
the musicians stop and again COM
mence the slow measure. They kept
this up from early in the morning till
far into the night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
The Boss Locomotive.

Uncle Dicks weight is sixty-fve tons;
be is sixty feet long from his headlight
to the rear end of his tender. He Is the
biggest locomotive in the world, and is
for duty on the precipitous incines of
the Atchison, Topeka and santa Fe 1ail-
road. A boiler 21 feet long supplies
steam for cylinders 20 inches by 26. and
gives motion to eight 42-inch drivers,
while large tank surmounting the en-
tire structure not only carries water
supply, but helps to give Uncle Dick a
tighter grip on the rails. His driver
will have control of three independent
systems of air-brakes and Can bring TO
bear at once upon his heels restrain
ing force OF 70 tons. which is none too
large inasmuch as "shoe pressure" of
$4,000 pound is required to keep him
when standing still and alone ON the
steep road over the Ruton Pass, from
surrendering to gravitation and rushing
down hill by his own weight. How
heavy these grades are can be under
stood when it is noted that one end Of
Uncle Dick will often stand more than
three feet higher than the other, so
that in travelling his own length he will
do the work of lifting about 250 tons
a perpendicular foot. And yet this
monster rejoicing in his strength. will
rush up the flank of the Rocky Noun
tains with ten loaded cars behind him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
ALASKA.

AS this is the lates5 of our territorial
acquisitions, so is il the least known.
Indeed, the interior regions Of the coun-
try, away from the Yukon river, are as
little known as Afric. itself. The.word
Al-ak-shak means ''the great land" and
correctly describes the country. 1t is
great territorially. From its eastern
boundary to the island of Alton, the
extreme western limit, is 2200 miles in
an air line. According to Prof. Guyot,
this island is as far west of San Francis
co as Maine is east. Consequently, be-
tween the extreme east and west of the
United States, San Francisco is the mid
die city.
The coast lines of Alaska, following
up and down the bays and inlets, are
about 1000 miles, OF once around the
globe. Its total area is about as large
as all the United States that lies east of
the Mississippi river and north of the
Carolinas and Alabama. Its great riv-
er. the Yukon, is over 1000 miles long,
and navigable for steamers from 1 500
to 800 miles. With varying width
from one to five miles along its course,
it is 20 miles across the delta of it's five
mouths.
Alaska has the greatest mountain
peak on the continent. Mount St. Eli
as, 19. SOC feet high 1t is the great is
land region of the United States, con-
tanning an aggregate area of over 81, )
900 square miles, equal to the size of
some of your important states. IG con-
tains sixty-four volcanoes, ten of which
send forth Ere and melted rock. The
seal fisheries make it a valuable posses
sion; then the flrs Of the fox. martin,
mink, beaver, otter and other animals
make it worth having. It's fisheries
alone are worth all it cost. The cod,
salmon. halibut and herring being there
in inexhaustible quantities. Its mine
raj resources will some day attract a
large population, and prove to the
world that Alaska was no barren pur-
chase.
The great surprise in connection with
Alaska is the mild winter climate ot
the northern Pacific coast. The great
Japan current of the Pacific that gives
Oregon and California their delightful
winter climate first strikes the shores ot
our North American continent at the
western end of the Aleutin islands, and
imparts its greater heat to the Alaska
coast. Consequently, while in north.
ern latitude, it yet has warmer climate
than New York city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
NO. 80.
A FATAL HORSE DISEASE:
Several Valuable Horses I'm Rochester
and Vicinity. Taken off With it Sud-
deniy.-Is it an Epidemic!
Rochester Democrat.

An unknown and fatal disease has
made It's appearance among the horses
owned in Rochester and vicinity. In
several instances within the past few
days horses have been attacked with it
and death resulted within a very few
hours. Owners of valuable horses are
already becoming considerably alarmed
at the nature and consequences of the
disease, Veterinary surgeons express
themselves as being wholly at loss
how to treat 1t, As nothing similar in
symptoms or results has heretofore
come within their practice. In short,
some half-dozen valuable horses have
died from the disease in or near Roch-
ester within the past two or three
days. w, III. Bowman, the welLknown
lawyer of this city, lost one of his team
two or three days since, and the follow
ing day a valuable horse belonging to |.
n. Wright, liveryman, died of what ap-
peared to be the same disease. Ex-al-
derman John W. Martin was the next
to suffer the loss of one of his team. and
then, on Tuesday. fine horse belong
ing to L. P. Ross, the well-known shoe
manufacturer, died in like manner.
an lnS cases udulSu OCCuTT6u WlGD1n
the city. Besides them we have one
case reported from the country. On
Tuesday John Ii. Howell, well-to-do
farmer residing about two miles from
Fairport, lost good farmhouse, which
had been attacked with precisely the
same SYMPTOMS noted in other cases.
The animal was taken sick about 10
a. m. with what appeared then to be
collie, At noon he ate as usual, and
very soon afterward he was observed
to be perspiring in an inexplicable de-
gree. Mr.. Howell started off to sum-
mon veterinary surgeon, and before
ne had been gone an hour the horse
died. This is almost an exact repeti-
ton of the case with Mr.. Ross horse,
excepting in the fact that he succeeded
in getting a veterinarian, though the
remedies administered by the latter
proved of no avail, Notwithstanding they
were just such as are ordinarily pre-
scribed with success when the primary
symptoms are similar to those noted.
1t is not strange, in view off all these
facts, that horsemen are becoming
frightened.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
Marriage Customs in India.

Marriage customs and marriage man
traS, SAYS the JeWish Times, differ in
some respects in different parts of the
country. Thus at marriage of His
Highness the Maharaiah of Mysore the
following pretty recitation formed a
portion of the ritual uttered by the
bridegroom in musical Sanskrit;
"Who gave hfri
To whom did he give her?
Love gave her!
To love he gave her!
Love was the glver.
Love was the taker.
Love! may this be thine.
With Love may enjoy her!
Love has peryaded the ocean.
Love! may this be thine"
Soon after this the bride and bride
groom proceed one or two steps Tor
ward, and the bride is thus addressed
by the bridegroom:
May the regions of space, may cir,
the sun and fire dispel that anxiety
which thou feelest in thy mind and
turn thy heart to me. Be gentle in thy
aspect and loyal to thy husband, be for
tunate in cattle, amiable in thy mind
and beautiful in thy person; mother of
valiant sons; be fond of delights; be
cheerful and bring prosperity to our
bipeds and quadrupeds. Soma first re-
ceived thee; the son next obtained thee;
the regend of fire was thy third hus-
band and now human being is thy
fourth. Soma gave her to the sun; the
sun gave her to the region of fire; fire
gave her to me. With her he has given
me wealth and male offspring. May
she, most conspicuous cause of pros
perity, never desert me-"
These and many others which were
recited contain much exquisite poetry
in theme. They are, to quote Max
Mueller, the simplest child-like papers
on record
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
CASUALTIES,

A BOY eight years old received sun
stroke at Rushville, Ind, on the 30th,
from which he cannot recover.
A ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, special of May
30th says cyclone swept over part
of Holt and Nodaway counties, near
Barnard and Bolickow, about twenty
five miles north of ST. Joseph. 1t
moved at velocity of sixty miles an
hour, demolishing houses, uprooting
and twisting off trees and destroying
property of all descriptions. 1t moved
in northeasterly direction, and, when
several miles east of Barnard, suddenly
disappeared. The track was half a
mile wide. A number of casualties oc-
cured, but the names cannot be given
tonight.
A CLINTON, ILL.,, dispatch of May Both
says brakeman named Black, while
coupling cars on the Illinois Midland
hallway at Maroa, ILL.,, caught his foot in
frog of a switch, and was run over
and instantly killed. He belonged at
Terra Haute, Ind.
A DISPATCH from Island Pond, Yer
mont, under date of May 31st says that
there have been nine deaths so far
of children who drank from the poison
ed brook. Edward Morse lost 2, James
Aldrich 8, Fred Simpson l, S. Wilson, /,
Mr.. Park l, John Cole /. Others cannot
live. Potato tops, poisoned by Paris
green, TIN own in the brook, are regard
ed as the cause of the poisoning rather
than the carcass of dead animals. Ter
rible distress prevails and work is sus-
pended. Twenty-seven children were
poisoned by drinking from the brook.
The farmer who allowed the carcasses
to be thrown in will be arrested. The
bodies of the children soon decompose.
Later-Two more children of John Aid
rich died from drinking the poisoned
brook water, making 5-his entire fam
lily. Mrs. Aldrich is insane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
CABLEGRAMS.

a DISPATCH from Simla of MAY 31st
says a treaty of peace between Great
Britain and Afghanistan was ratified to-
day. A salute of thirty-one guns were
fired in honor of the event.
Advices from R.udazzo report that
craters have formed on two slopes of
Mount 1EJna, and double eruption is
proceeding. The Aci Reale and Cat
anita road is blockaded ,and considerable
damage done.
A LONDON telegram of May 31st says
the Gillian minister has received tel
egram stating the Chilian ship of war,
Esmereldo, became disabled and her
captain fired the magazine to prevent
her falling into the hands Of the enc
my.
ATHENS advices under date of May
3lst state that the Turkish troops pur.
suing the Thes alan insu gents have
crossed the Greek frontier and come in
collision with some Greek troops.
Fighting ensued, in which several
Greeks were killed. The remainder re.
tired into Thessaly.
A PARIS dispatch of May 31st says La
Caste, Frencnman, naturalized in the
United States some years ago, has been
expelled from France for renouncing
his nationality, without performing his
military duty. Noyes, United States
minister, fruitlessly endeavored to Sc
cure revocation of the order.
A LONDON telegram of May 31st says
the Privy council published an an.
nouncement that after June 3, if Ger.
tain specified precautions are observed
cattle from the United States may be
transhipped to any part of the Thames
or any London deck, for conveyance tc
the Deptford market, instead of only in
the Victoria and Millevall docks, as
under present regulations.
SICILY advices under date of May
31st state that the Mount Etna eruption
is increasing in force. The quantity oil
ashes thrown out is somewhat less, but
the volume of vapor has greatly increas.
ed in density. Wednesday night a
number of brilliant balls of fire were
thrown to great height like rockets,
emitting fiery shower. A stream OF
lava is flowing apparently in the direc-
ton of Randaszo, but the exact line
has not yet been verified. During the
whole of Wednesday night loud re-
ports like the rolling Of artillery were
heard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

SOME interesting statistics about
drunkenness in Great B. itain have re-
Gently been collected, which indicate
that the vice is still growing. The
amount spent on intoxicating liquors in.
creased from $84, 2,191 in 1900 to
e147 ,288 .759 in 1876, which is far in ex
cess of the growth OF population. One
of the most startling things developed
Is the growth of drunkenness among
women in the large cities, seven thou
sand of the sex being arrested for this
offense in London during 1875, while
III Edinburg the number of drunken
women increased 43 per cent. during q
a period in which the population grew
only 6 per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

cross street sixty feet wide.
between Barnum's restaurant and the
store of Jacob & Sultan. All business
houses on the west side of Main street.
excepting Llddle Bros. & Co. and
McManus & Reade, were burned. Some
20 of the best residences in town are in
ashes. The east side of the street,
though badly scorched and blackened,
remains entire. Loss estimated at a
half million: insurance light. All dan
ger seems past.
A HAGERsTowN, Md, press dispatch
under date of May Both says at2 o'clock
this morning, fire was discovered in
the lower floor of the Washington House,
in this place. Before an alarm could be
given the fire had gained such headway
that the flames rushed up the stairways,
completely cutting off all escape. There
were upwards of 60 persons on the reg
ister, besides the regular boarders. near
y all or whom were com PEELED to escape
by climbing down the porch pillars.
Several of those who made their escape
in this way sustained serious injuries by
falling. One made a rope of his bed
clothing, and attempted to escape in
that way from the fourth floor; the
rope broke as he reached the third floor,
and he is now lying in very critical
condition. A child of the agent of the
CumberlandValley Railway, while climb
ing down the porch from the fourth
floor, fell, and is supposed to be fatally
injured. Two bodies have been found
in the ruins, burned to crisp; one of
them is L. Troxel. Of Cumberland, and
the other one is unknown. There are
six persons missing, supposed to be
burned and in the ruins. Fifteen per-
sons are in ured seriously, from falling,
and about 90 slightly injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

DIFFICULTIES of a singular character
are experienced in Sumatra in working
the telegraph lines. From 1874 to 1877
sixty cases occurred in which commu-
nications were interrupted by elephants.
An official report states that on the 25th
of May, 1876, the Manara Dura Lahat
line was completely destroyed over a
length of three miles, and the wires
and posts partly dragged into the jun
giles. The repairs effected during the
day are demolished at night. More
over, extreme dificultd is experienced
IN dealing with the lines on account of
the tigers, the bears, wild bufaloes
(bisonl, etc, so numerous in that coun-
try. There are, besides, monkeys,
large and small, which make use of the
wires to execute their gymnastic exer-
cises on and frequently break them as
we'll as the poles.