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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
The Prince Of Wales Outvnsoa

LONDON, May I'm the house of lords last
night the Prince OF Wales presented the petition
OF 3,25S Norfolk farmers in favor OF the bin
legaliZfng marriage with a deceased w1fe's Sis
ter. He believed the measure would be of greet
advantage TO the community at large, and he
would support it. Lord Houghton 0ioeraO
moved the second reading OF the bill. The gov.
ernment, represented by Lord Cranbrook, sec
retary OF state for India, strongly opposed II.
and the second reading was defeated 6y q vote
OF 1o1 to 81. The Prince Of Wales, the Duke of
Edinburgh and the Bishop Of Rlpon voted with
the minority, and fourteen of the bishops with
the majority, showing that lay opinion rather
favorS the measure.
New Breach Of Promise Law for
Great Britain.
In the house OF commons a declaratorv reso-
luton, introduced by Mr.. Farrar Herscheu.
{nperal,) member for Durham city, In favor of
abol1shfDg action for a breach or promise of
marriage, except In cases where actual pecu-
mary loss has been incurred by reason OF the
promise, was carried by vote Of log yeas to 65
Geffard, opposed the resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

The CHICAGO CUSTOM-HOUsK CAsEs-The
custom house cases were called in the q. S.
district court in Chicago yesterday morning,
Judge Dyer, OF Milwaukee, presiding The de-
PENDANTS were all present, and represented by
counsel except Reed and Wherton. The de-
PENDANTS pleaded not guilty to the indictments.
against Miller and Mueller on the ground that
the indictment does not charge defendants with
anything which, If proved true, would amount
TO criminal offence. The court took the mat
Ter under advisement. Counsellor SWEET then
argued In favor Of bill OF particulars In the
case of Potter ~
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Telegrams to The Star.
THE RACE IN ENGLAND TO-DAY.
REFER WINS; PAROLE LOSES.
STANLEY -HAZEN COURT MARTIAL
LABOR STRIKES.
SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.
THE RACE IN ENGLAND TO-DAY.
Entries for the Chester Trades Cum.
The Betting.

The Betting.
LONDON, May 1th.-The following are the
probable starters, the betting and the Jockeys
In the race for the Chester Trades cup at the
Chester meeting today to on Mr.. p. Lo-
rfllard's Br: g. Parole, Archer; to against
h, hord Roseberys Br: a: Touched, Consta-
cnero, Gallon; 10 to l against Mr.. d. Hairs Ch.
=: Astronomer, Coates; 12 to against Mr. Jar
dimes B. c. Tam Glen, Greaves; 20 to against
aEy other OF the following probable starters:-
Loro Roseberys B. c. Ridotto, Mcdonald; Sir
=; u: Astley 9 Bh. Drumhead, Lemaire; Lord Duff
Ie1ins R, On. g. Refer, Luke; Sherborne's Ch. II.
DeIuoer, Hopper; Mr.. Etche's Starry Roe Lord
Rosslyn's Br f. Mountain Ash, Garrett
The Race Won by Refer.
LONDON, May THE race for the Chester
trades cup was won by Refer with Touchet
second and Ridotto third.
Parole Fails to Get A Place.
LONDON, May THE race for the Chester
Trades cup came of to-day at the Chester meet
ing, which opened yesterday and brought out a
field OF ten starters. Mr.. P. Lorfllard's Parole
was the favorite for this race, but failed to get
place, the winner being Lord Dupplin's chest
nut geldlng Refer, while Lord Rosebery's
brown horse, Touchet, came in second. and the
same owners bay colt Ridotto third
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

INDIANoPoIIs, May 7.-Speak1ng OF the elcc-
tiOns yesterday the Journal says: The result OF
the election held In all the towns and cities OF
law. ts em,nenfiy safisfacfnrv % The renShIican N y
victory was complete except In one or two
cities. where the result was Influenced BY local
issues. The republicans make large gains In
the city OF Indianapolis. They elect John
Caven mayor over Buslirk by 1854 majority.
and elect the whole republican ticket BY unex.
pected ma10rtttee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

CINCINNATI. o., May IA special nispatch
SAYS two boys named Michael Hurley and John
Burke, aged respectively 16 and 13, became in-
voived In quarrel on Humbolt avenue De-
troit, Mich, last evening. The words led TO
blows. Burke was knoSked down and Hurley
jumped on him, when he dfew q pocket knife
are OF a fatal character, the knife having
entered the lungs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07
WASHINGTON, D. G., WEDNESDAY, MAY :!
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
to. day authorized Senator Jones' of Florida to

HE SENATE SOhMilTEE UN NAVAL AFFAIRS
today authorized Senator Jones, of Florida, to
report for passage without amendment the
House bill providing for the enlistment of $50
boys each e S@ year, to S serve as apprentices in the
vides that enlistments may be made between
the ages OF Is and IS years, and that in the ap-
point 1ment of warrant officers preferedce should
he civ en- to persons who have served their terms
as apprentices and re-enlisted within three
months after being honorably discharged from
such service. The committee also to day agreed
to recommend the passage of the House bill ap-
proprloting $4,000 to enable the Secretary of
States torpedo boat Alarm, and to conduct ex-
periments as to the best mode of propelling and
steering said vessel. Later In the day this bill
was reported to the Senate and passed
A GREENBACKER WHO WILL NOT FATHER
EvERYTHING.-The House opened to-day with
rather funny scene. 1t appears that on Mon.
day Representative Kitchin, of North Carolina,
MIA greenbacker, to introduce bill for him
Without looking at the title Mr.. Wright com
pned with his request. 1t turned out to be a
Wright made personal explanation, saying
that he repudiated the bill, as he did not favor
cheap whisky: he called upon Mr. Kitchin to
explain why he had imposed upon him, and said,
laughingly, that If he did not so explain he
would hold him personally responsible here or
greenbacker was willing to be responsible for
anything; but fnasmuch as Mr.. Wright felt q
disposition to repudiate the bill he would "daddy
the bill"
SEIZURE OF MISUNDERSTANDING Agent Chap
man telegraphs to- day to Commissioner Raum
from Statesvllle, N. c., as follows: We seized
last night about 5000 pounds Cancelled un-
stamped tobacco near River Hill NC VIII
commence moving 1t to collectors Office to-
day.
THE SILK CROP OF EUROPE.-The O. s. con-
sui at Lyons, France, supplies the Department
OF State with Information regarding the proba-
BILE yield OF silk, in Europe, during the coming
year. Considering that the United States con-
sumes more than $40, ,O0O, 900 worth of European
silk, annually, the information Is OF Importance
The prospect Is that the coming crop will be in
ferior In quality. The temperature and the cold
rains recently have been unfavorable. The inn
portat1on OF japanese cartoons has been con-
s1derably reduced and an advance In the price
OF AS1at1c silks has already taken place in Ly-
onS.
THE HANDSOME DIPLOMAS awarded by the
Paris International Exposition to Washington
for the excellence Of its school system, and to
the bureau Of education for its school statistics
and the systematic arrangements OF its reports
and circulars OF Information have been re-
ceiyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

PORTLAND, Me-, May 1.-The schooner Lizzie
w. Matheson, which arrived here yesterday
from Areclbo, reports that during heavy Raie
April 24th, the schooners Eliza Christie (brl
McKtnnon, from Arecibo for Baltimore, and
Adrfano, (Spain,) drove ashore and became to-
TAI wrecks. The mate and supercargo Of the
latter vessel were drowned.
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The Terre Hauae E.Iecrsnn.

TT TERaz Rals HATE, ND N5.In the CITY cleo
tlon mere yesterday, the fe for mayor was as
back, 1,s42; Hook, rep, go The democrats
elected the treasurer, marshal ana clerk and
fve councilmen. The greenbackers elected
one councilman, and the republicans elected
the assessor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

RRARRRsTED.-Jas. Clark and Jas. Harvey, OF
Baltimore, two OF the men charged with picking
the pocket OF ThOS. Oliver, the husband OF
widow" Oliver, at Harrisburg, Pa. and who
escaped from the jail OF that city at an early
hour Monday morning, were arrested the same
Harrisburg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

ALBANY, n. Y, May Tin the assembly 70.
day Mr. o. Wheeler moved to reconsider the
vote by which was lost the bin allowing SAVINGS
carried by vote OF e to 81. The bin was put
on its passage again, and passed by q vote of
.3 to g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

u-A little child of Erick Peterson, In Taylor's
Falls, Minn., recently fell into hog pen, rem
dering itself insenstble by the tall. The hog bit
n0r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

TORONTO, ONT, May 7-At q mass meeting
held here last night for discussion Of the nS-
tional currency question, resolutions were
q national currency for the development OF
public works-such currency to be legal
tender for all debts In the dominion.
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The Striking New York LonyShore-

NEW YORK, May THE strike OF the long,
shofemen appears to have been partially sue
cessful. The agent OF the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company finding It impossible to get hts
steamer on On time yesterday, decided to give
the men their former wages. He had NO tiIfn-
Guilty whatever In finding plenty OF the long
shoremen ready to go TO work. It was rumored
last night that several OF the Coastfng COM
French Line finding it impossible to get the
Canada ready last night, took on the old hands
giving them the Old wages OF IS cents per hour
Tor night work and 80 cents for day work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

Cup TO THE HOUR of going to press the New
York Suns candidate for the Presidency, so far
as heard from, was Samuel j. Thomas F. David
Winfield s. John M. Tilden- -Bayar Davis Han
cock Palmer.-[C Chicago Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

THE BORDER RAID BILL In the Pennsylvania
legislature, authorizing the state to redeem over
sufferers from raids in the border counties dur
ing the late civil war, was lost on final passage
10 tne House yesterday for want of cOnstttu-
tonal majority OF 101 votes. The vote was 81
yeas, 81 nays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

TIE STRATFORD EXPLOsION.-The material
which exploded ia the freight train at Stratford
ontario. Monday, was blasting powder No
cause for the explosion can be ascertained.
Three lives were lost, and three men were seri-
ously and three slightly injured, all EMPLOYEES
OF the company. The Car was being shunted at
the time OF the explosion. The loss On the prop
erty and freight In transit WAS S25 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

THE ANNUAL convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church In the diocese of Pennsylvania
met In Philadelphia yesterday, Bishop William
Bacon Stevens presiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

BASE BALL yesterday:-At Utica, New York,
field, Mass, New Bedfords 4, Springfield Q; at
Cincinnati, Cincinnatis Z, Syracuse Stars 6; at
Cleveland, Boston 7, Clevelands 2; at Buffalo,
n Y, BuffalOS 8, Providence g.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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~ WASHINGTON, May 8. 1879.
Ma Co. e tie gS Rspsby s1eS
ha1 special @ nsetlns % Of The ssocsholde5s q the
e.q 9Th the G1s Da9 OF 2! JUNE sTIS
Ct II 1eoGa to elect Gcsss and such
fare Of the CSmP.ny As this meeiiqg is q. nport
Kn1GMHMT EEiE5oM. Ed1Ti,sI. Pres. T. O. N s Sos
~, WAsHINGToN, MAY So, is7s-Notice is
Fhf SSRTa E
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twesn the hours Of and O'clock 2 NJ q ssid day: I
Is VI"
ROBT g. CHEW, Secretary. mys7t
- H As E.
PHOTO LITHoGRAPHY AND PHOTO PLATES,
ROOM 123 CoRcoRAN BUILDING.
my1-1ws
~a COOKS BALM OF LIFE.
esh s1o and DS Of the ss
terms, at
MILBURN's PHARMACY.
ap23-tr 1923 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
0~o o. g. 4 PER CENT. AND 10 OERTIFI-
SSR GATES AND BONDS for sale. Ten Forties
and called Bonds exchanged. Miscellaneous Stocks
and Bonds, District of Columbia Bonds and oreign
Exchange bought and sold. Stock Quotations from
Baltimore, Phiadelphia. New York, Boston a1a San
r. b. OOOKE, JR., & CO.,
sp171m Bankers, 1929 street
~p STRAW MATING, OHILDREN'S CAR
G5 RIAGES. Mosquito Oanopies, and Window
Screams, at wholesale and retail, at the Furniture
MOSES SON, corner 7th st. and Pa. ave. nv ala
nNP FOB COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS
00 &c, ~ nse % the GREAT ENGLISH RzxEDx.
Teeted for over 30 years Belief speedy and certain
Sold BY al druggtsts. Price 30 cents.
=. FOU6ERA CO., AGN1Ts.
oot3QW3,m.6M New York.
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THE SCORES in the walking match in New
York at 10 O'Clock last night were:-Guigon 1s1
niles, Faber l12, krohne 169, Campana 16l,
142, Forester 11S, Urann 99 Davis a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

GOING AROUND THE WORLD.-Lewis Gerhardt
Goldsmith, a Dane. OF Boston, has completed
boat, IS feet h inch over all, in which, accom-
panied by his wife, he intends to start next
month for voyage around the world. He ex-
poets to be gone two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

GRAY WHO ATTEMPTED TO SHOOT EDWIN BOOTH
recently in Chicago theatre, pleaded guilty in
the criminal court In that city yesterday Of an
assault with intent to kill, and was remanded for
sentence until Mr.. Botoh shall have made his
statement In court, and inquiry Is made into the
mental condition OF the prisoner.
THE JURY IN THE MILES POLYGAMY CAsK, at
Salt Lake City, Utah, after being out i've min
utes, yesterday, returned verdict OF guilty. A
procession of 1000 persons marched through
the streets In honor of the Mormon apostle.
Wells for refusing on the trial to answer Ques.
uons concerning the marriage ceremony.
AN INSANE ADvRNTIsT.-A. p. Davis, q lead
Ing Adventist, and abettOr OF Freeman in the
killing of his child, at Pocasset, Mass Is thought
to be hopelesSly insane, and steps will be taken
for his arrest. to prevent him from doing harm
to somebody. The grave OF the little victim is
still guarded by day and night.
CoLoRED EMIGRANTs GOING BACK HOME
About one hundred and forty southern refugees
men, women and children, arrived In st. Louis
Howard last evening for their former homes in
BILE account Of their reception and treatment ia
able to return to the south. They were abun-
dainty supplied with all necessary for their trip
down the river by interested parties In ST. Louis
The ARGUMENT for foreclosure Of the mort
gage on the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rail-
road is expected to be heard In the United
States circuit court, at Norfolk, Va, to-day be-
fore Chief Justice Waite and Judges Bond ana
Hughes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

BE NOT DECEIVED.
The increasing popularity Of the
Cincinnati Oleine Soap
has caused many INVITATIONS under the name Of
Oleine Soap and other brands Of SIMILAR APPEAR
AxcE MADA TO DECEIVE. sold at little less price,
but very inferior in quality to the
u GENUINE OLEINE SOAP. IA
BE NOT DECEIVED By THESE INVITATIONS,
BUT SEE THAT "PROOTER CANDLES CIN.
CINNATI OLEINE SOAP" Is ON EACH BAR.
EoR SALE BIZ GnooERs EvEnYwHERK
sp9-wys,m.2m.1c .1collp
CCHLITZ BREWING CO.'S
MILWAUKEE, LAGER.
The purest and best LAGER in the District, In
casks and bottles.
For SALE By DEALERS, AND THE AGENT,
SAM'L. G.. PALMER,
Dep0t-67 Greene street,
GEoRGKTowN, d. O.
n. B.-Retsil Prices in Bottles
Patent shoppers, Ptnts, per dozen. S5 eta
Patent stopperD, ptnts, per So cts.
BOTTLES TO BE RETURNED.
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HYOTE PAPER, Coo o ream; Envelopes, 1oc; Q
IN fhoueand: Mucilage, SC bottle, with Drusn ;
HOY AZ Note Paper containing n Sheets OF Paper
Crcouet SETS, With Balls and Hsllees for $L
ASSo he nsI GSn0 entitled the Ring TOee.
Isss: soundss s99ss 90 q eAsK55R,s;s eAs rs =.
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THE EIGHT HOUR LAw.-The House at half
past two O'Clock this afternoon was discussing
resolution, reported favorably from the COM
mittee on education and labor, declaring that
eight hours shall constitute days work for the
ment. A good deal of opposition is manifested
against its passage led by Rice of Massachu-
setts, Warner Of Ohio, and Cannon of Illinois.
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WHATS In q Name.
Dictionary Of slang.l


When Lord Dundreary gave his servant
half crown to buy three "tenpenny
nails" he displayed no more than a par
donable simplicity in accepting the
literal Interpretation of the name ap-
piled to the particular article which he
desired to purchase, and probably few
of those who have laughed at the famous
joke could correctly fix the origin of the
term tenpenny" as applied to nails. 1t
really means that the nails weigh ten
pounds to the thousand, the original
expression being " ten-pound nails;o and
this in its turn corrupted into ten
penny nails;" "sixpenny" and -four
penny" nails are nails weighing six or
four pounds to the thousand. There are
many other similar terms, familiar as
household words" which are in daily
use, and convey very false impression
il accepted literally. A scientific con-
temporary takes the trouble to give a
list of many household articles whose
names, when analyzed, go far to justify
the skeptical inquiry of the amorous
Juliet. Salad oil, for instance, is not oil
for making salads, butoil for cleaning sal
AIDES, i. e., hemlets; while an equally
familiar instance of incongruous ideas is
presented in the use of the term Ger
man silver,n this metal being neither
silver nor an alloy Of silver and not hav.
ing even been invented by a German.
Ladies who button up the dozen or
more buttons Of the gloves probably never
pause to think that their kids are
more likely made Of the skins Of lambs,
or even of rats, than of those Of young
goats; and still less likely is the house
maid, or even the young housewife, to
reflect that the common blacklead' is
as innocent Of lead as it Is Of gold, or
the knowing city clerk to consider that
his black-lead pencil contains natural
composition OF carbon and iron. Ins
stances of the misnanling Of things might
be multiplied from among objects IN
daily use, whose names are excepted and
passed from mouth tomouth with scarcely
a moments thought Of their incon-
gruity OF their origin
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-12-11
Paris Style Of Interviewing.

g5. tLnuisYllie CouTIeE-Jonrnal.I
tits the dull season in Paris journal
ism, and the papers have had recourse to
political interviews to make interesting
matter for their readers. Scarcely day
passes without a conversation between a
reporter and some great parsonage. They
usually proceed somewhat after this
style:
Reporter" What do you think Of the
political question:
Great Parsonage" All! / might say
to you: That does not concern you; let
me alone. But as know well that you
will not reveal what l tell you, shall
talk to you without reserve"
R.-"Then, you do not authorize me
to publish our interview~
G. p" forbid it, formally"
R." Very well, them l shall merely
print it in our paper"
g, p" Thank you; | shall be salts.
fed with that And / shall not hesi.
tate, therefore, to inform you that my
deliberate opinion is that the political
situation is very serious"
r." How do you think it wild event.
uatep t4E
II. P.--''lt Will not eyentuate!
r." What win it do then2" L
g. P.-"tIt will eventuate, perhaps,
but it will renew itself. Let us remem.
Der, my friend, that all ends well that
docs not end i'll; that events succeed
each other; and that a ministry can not
nlaintain itself in power after it has
been succeeded by another. Bear that
fact in mind, young mani And I have
something of Importance to communi
cate t6you: The republic will not endure
if monarchy takes its placel"
R." You appall mel"
@. PIT is nevertheless my firm be-
lief"
R.-"But who are the men who
oppose the Republie|
q. p" Every sign leads me to believe
that they are those who are not Republi'
cans"
r." Will they triumphp
G. P" Incontestably, if not de
feated." %
RI" Then you predict a terrible
series of disasters2'
G. p" Great disasters are ineyita.
bic, unless they are averted. But | have
already said enough; more I will moi
even consign to the oblivion of your
columns"
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Among the countless forms of walking
and running matches now in vogue,
there is one which was Il great favorite
at the sea in the day of long voyages
and still frequently to be met with
Thirty pieces of ship biscuit are laG
along the deck yard apart, and the
man who can pick them up and bring
them back to the starting point, one by
one, and in the shortest time, wins the
day. A very wclI-coutcsted biscuit
race" of this kind lately took place on
board South Atlantic steamer, between
two Of the second-class stewards. The
first who started, slim, active young
fellow of twenty-three, was the favorite
with the majority, but some of the
knowing ones shook their heads at
his commencing with the nearest pieces,
and thus leaving the hardest work to the
last. He made good time, however,
though showing visible signs of cxhaus-
tion towards the end; but his wary op-
ponent, knowing himself to be the
weaker man, flew at once to the far end
of the Ene, thus making each successive
journey shorter than the last. AS the
race neaTed its close the excitement be-
came intense. Many of the passengers
shouted and gesticulated as eagerly as
the sailors themselves; and the motley
crowd swaying to and fro in the lantern
light (night having already faIlen), the
shouts Of encouragement from one side
and outspoken ridiCule from the other,
the loud and frequent appeals to the
timekeeper, and the flying figure of the
runner in his striped shirt and jaunty
white pantaloons, leaping, turning, and
darting backward and forward like a
snake, made very picturesque scene
The second man proved the conqueror,
but only after hard struggle, his time
being 8 minutes Is seconds. to his
antagonists 9.26.