Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-09

OWING TO THE GREAT SCARCITY OF WATER in
me Peterso9yg lVa) reservoir. and as precan-
quested not to use water except for three hours
OF the day. The streams supply ing the re5er-
voir are fast drying up: and It is feared that
supply OF water for the city Will be exhausted
The city reservoir was built in 1856, aud this Is
the 1rst time the water was ever SO low. Tue
capacity OF the reservoir is 100000 gallons aud
the consumption OF the city Is 10000 gallons
LITTLE JEANNE HUGO, the granddaughter of
tie poet. has received from Professor Nordensk-
lold the gift of paper knife made from the
tooth OF moose. On one side is this fnscrp-
ton: Product OF the hunt In the Polar Sea
Jold."
A SERIOUS CHARGE.-A bill has been filed in
The court OF common pleas OF Philadelphia by
the attorneys for the Danville, Hazleton and
Wllkesoarre railroad, In which it is charged
that Col. Simon p. Kase, who was an oricial of
the company as director. vice-president and
president, from May, 1861 to July, 1875 in his
Official capacity received from the treasurer
sl,Ss5, 100 OF first mortgage bonds and $4,000
worth OF second mortgage bonds to dispose Of
TOT the company" and 1t is further charged
that be has disposed Of the bonds largely Tor
his own USE" Col. Kase Is one Of the leading
spiritualists In Philadelphia.
TEA French actress, who was graduated
ron h nh dne Laundry, asked an ola manager WlaI
CHANGING at her sumptuous wardrobe, he re.
piled: 1.-The clothes line still, Mademoiselle. -
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
gn-Advice of the sail boat to the amate ur
yachtsman-Lun me little, lun me long.
1E-One thing why clerks In crockery stores
can go whole year and not break anything is
because they have TO pay for whatever they
break
cg-The uncertainties OF the theatrical bust
ness are illustrated by the fact that Miss Nell
son, after a season OF great success Ia the east,
has been playing to almost empty houses II San
Francisco.
HB-The dead body OF Edward Glenn, travel
ing book peddler, was found hanging to a tree
Ia the Pine Brook woods, near MI Pleasant, N.
j., yesterday
cs- Hazard Lockwood, editor of the New
York Paper Trade JOuundl,wa arrested in New
libel made by Jos. Parker, Son q Co., OF the lat
ter city, for articles published In 1876 accusing
them OF giving false weights and counts in
packages. Damages OF 100000 are claimed
lockwood Is held In 81, 900 bail, which he could
not furnish.
~ Mr. Pillsbury, the veteran prison warden
OF Massachusetts, now IS years old, said in an
official examination the other day: II believe
from my experience OF thirty years. that the
cat Is the most humane punfshm emit In prison. >
TEA little girl named Eugenia Meachem was
yesterday, by an elevator falling upon her.
IEThe enumerators In Lumpkin county. Ga.
have discovered a cOlOred woman named Ma.
ilda Hubert. 120 years Old. She was born in
Connecticut
sIQueen Isabella of Spain is very anxious
that her eldest daughter, the Infanta Paz
should at once md husband. The princess is
now systematically.
"Every night for a week volunteer
guard OF John w. Shoemaker's friends patrOlled
around his house, at Degraf. OHIO. to prevent
an elopement by his daughter.