Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-27

GbhGltlOn with the general e3planatton-''na-
larla' Malaria tidd,e5tlckS. It IS more likely
rumalia! These people are little 100 Tond ot
using the words '.Washington malaria" The
physicians here understand the business. Wuen
they IND an honorable Senator or member SUI
1erlDg from too much rum they tell him he has
the malaria. They charge him an extra $ip:
but he Is willing 10 pay IL to deceive his con
st1tuents, his family and his friends He ma.
really think he is fooling the doctor, too-b4t
be isn't, Why object TO this sort OF thing Is
that Ii hurts the good name OF the faireSt city
In the land which no more has malaria than
Philadelphia has.
THE L. s. SUP.iEME COURT Will meet next
MOI day to resume work after the holiday re-
cess.
A LETTER CARRIER was removed by the CITY
postmaster to day for collecting postage on 4
package which had not been sufficiently pre-
palu. and neglecting to attach ''due stamps On
The package to correspond with the amount
collected. This statement is published rh4G
public attention may be called TO the fact tina
whenever extra postage OF any amount Is C Il
lected from any person due stamps" must b +.
attached and cancelled to the amount charged
and collected. This is a safeguard the depart
ment has established to protect itself and tn
public.
THE OLD AND YOUNG BOYS OF THE SENATE
Senator Bruce-and not Senator Groome, as j.
30 frequently published-is the youngest me u
Der OF the present Senate. Mr.. Bruce is three
lin is the Oldest member OF the body. wnl-
senator Anthony has served more years con
tinuOuSly than any other Senator. He is now
serving his fourth term. Senator Ednun T.
though generally regarded as one Of the Oil =
IN years, is, on the contrary, entitled 10 pi cc
among the juniors OF the Senate, there being
no less than 45 OF his fellow members who ar
older than he. Senator Thurman Is fifteen
years Older than Senator Edmunds.
THE BRULE SIoux and Cheyenne river Indians
RI
tary Bell, OF the Interior department, In regard
10 the railroad right Of way through Jneir
lands. Nothing definite was determined. auI
the Indians who saw Mr.. Bell today Will To-
MORROW have talk with Secretary Scnu!z.
Colonel BoYT, who was prominent In thu
late Ute trouble, and who has been in the clty
for some time. Will probably go to Mexico 500
on business, but Ill return IN time for his trial
at Denver in April next.
SENATOR BECK, OF Kentucky, has gone home
to spend the holidays. When he returns he In
tends to make an elaborate speech ON tn.
subject OF Tree ships. The Senator says the
passage OF a free ship bll Will restore Americau
commerce which has almost been swept of tn
ligh seas.
FRIENDS OF SENATOR CONKLING deny that he
COntemplates making a personal explanation
ouching The correspondence between him self
ana Senator Bayard with reference TO The
friends say that il Mr. Bayard can afford to le1
the matter rest where it is. the New YORK Sena
tor certainly can,
COMPARISON OF the SO-called verbatim repOrt
OF Gen. Grants speech at the New England
dinner has been Carefully made. Five OF the
New York daflieS printed stenographfc report,
OF The speech, and although it made less than
a third OF a column IN type. no two OF them
agree.
PERsoNAL.-Representativ Ewing has en-
tirely recovered his health, and will take his
seat In the House when Congress reaSsembles
Prof Alexander Graham Bell, OF this city
afrit go IN New York from Europe on Saturday
-Englheer Hogg, OF the U. s. S. Alarm. is In
to"n visiting his father, Chief Clerk Hogg, oil
day dne Navy epartment.--Athenais de Bodiaco,
oaugater OF the late Russian Minister at Wash
lnslon, ultu ON the 9th inst, aG Nice.-T Tn =
appoinIment or Sidney w. Cooper, OF Mtlwau
kee, 10 The u. ). cOnsulShip at CadK reyive3 the
ola ora GoUpef Ferry scandal, and the lL,d 'unc'
are no" discussing whether the appointment
was Llade at The request or against the proteS'
OF Ine senator from Michigan. n.--EX-GOv. Rice.
OF massachusetts,, has been nominated for tn.
PRESIDENCY OF the Boston Art Giuo ana vii.
doubtless be chOSen.-Mr. James Z. BreSltn.
OF Millaids, III this city Is one OF the essees OF
the Ne" southern Hotel, at ST. Louise l.
nG" sald that the announcement that Senate
Eomunds would not accept Supreme Judge
sup was made without that genJieman'5 all
thCri'y: and thut should Judge Hunt be retired,
HLuoIOttOly III ohau p|2'
ron. and accept it. Mr.. Jerome B. Stillson
formerly Well known here as one
Of The Washington correspondents OF the
Wo'd, died In New York yesterday.
d. was about forty y arS OF ag.-
Mir. Epes Sargent. the we'll known litera'ea'. l.
SO stllously III in Boston that he is not expect
10 fe'oNer.-Senarnr Hill. OF Nevada, Was
registered In New York last evening.-Mr
Etdoiph Kaufman. who has been upon hi~
Cattle rancho in Nebraska for the LAST ten
months. is Ia town for stay OF few weeks.
ELECTRIC LIGHT EXPERIhRNTs.-Prof. CohD,
or BTeSlau. gives as the results OF experiments
with The electric light on tue eyes OF a number
OF persons that letters spots and colors are
perceived at much greater distance through the
me0ium OF electric light than o. day or gas
ught. The sensation OF yellow was increased
sixty.fold compared with daylight; OF red six
fold, and OF green and blue about two-fOd
Eyes that could only With difficulty perceiv.
and DIS inguish colors by daylight or gas'i ,hu
were much aided by electric lignt, and the y,s-
ual perception was also much strengthened.
In an angry instant man NV do what a
life time o. repentance caunut undo
When lady turns angler ard fishes for
either husband OR compliment she is apt to
catch more than she wants.