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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04
DROVIDENCE LINE.

u FOX PROVIDENCE DIRECT
CONNECTING With Providence Worcester Ralroad
~, worcester and all points NORTH Worcester
Inc Falss,e Sio1 NASSAU Ia JSEEfS
ustys thusays ani Saturdays 40 tAe Steamer "A La
lrA on Mondays Wednesdays fridsys > A. a FROx
Plhh ~ \ X, 90; OF WsrrensL. New, YORK
Staeiooms secured at Offices OF MescOtts Express
pany' anu ~ 1r,aciPd ao.eis ana ticket Outoes.
RONDOUT, KINGSTON AND CATSkILL
~ MOI NTAlNs landing a COzLeus tWest Point. Cora
wall Ncweuig Marlboro. Milton Poughkcepsie. EsspaS
connecting with Ulster AMI aud Wa. Giu Valley
fNAheads steamboats, Thomas Cornell W. bald
min ,eA.s lazy !. IN foot bargisolfst, North Rives
except SAlufdaYS when Thomas f.. D
NvnIct.ns wan secla ,raln Iough aoaMiaine
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Ocean Steamers.


ANCHOR LINE U. S. MAIL STEAMERS.
"A NEW;GOhk AND GLASGOW
Ethiopia Sept p M Furuessis. sept IL p H.
Cabins, s6o to $50 Excursion al reduced rates
NE SSsG Tos fnSa rs ~" 10, S pST s sis
. From Pier Ma. 46, North Rivor, foot of Charlcsst
AiTa cabins $40 ana SsS s n" oSa SEPT 10
HENDERSON BROTHERS. Agents, z Observation-Disclosures
CUNARD LINE.
FROM snwS sSss'r 70 s4 aS2SE1 VIA QUEENS
- FROM PIER NO. to -. Sxosrn river
We,n"ssy sept H. 10 a a M M
"wednesday S.S Ip q, p m
cabin ,a'ose 80 aai SD ticksts on avors,Is
steerage fro o,rts Of Europe \, vary low
rates freight and aSs sai9 NJ S5
GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY.
PeroiCo new No ~ North river foot Il Norton.,
scomot crossing the Csanns saf n nall
s SAM tTsnssr Dsan,sn Wsanesday sept m
nr ,rw 1"nrai We4nesdsy, sept 81 o. M
Louis DE bEBIAN. AGENT No. d Bowtag. Cream anu
TNMAN LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
NorLoG-rne ,S,A OF I'll, Line tsss Lis,,.,.,.
Maury sA'ne routest Ell easoa. tas T,lc 'u'ehsns
CRY ri EBAY Sept e e o.
CIV Ss st.
CABIN. $50 ,Sa sl5t stsT l,taIsa
sTkxS So Iss saySrsss s.rmA
SIoons staterooms smoking and bathrooms amdshipS
JOHN O. PALS PsI.. Hfsat and ssosiway y
FmS'siphia ohice, No. los south ithst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04

NTABLEMAN or PORrER.-Youngm man, age
~ 10 a. sta6cman porter useful understands The
care OF horses Is careful driver
BERN a I'D DU NLEARl, ~ Main. st. BROOKLYN.
WATTER.-As first class Waiter i'm private
w family city refercnce. Address EMILE, Tribune On.
town Office, ,23S Broadway ~ W
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NEW-HAVEN, MERIDEN. HARTFo

~ SPRNc FIELD; . oLYoKE. WHITE MOVNrAINs
&C steamers leave Pier 2S. T. X. at p. f23dsf
FL = M sundays eEeented and 1880 Sundays "a
d4re points Tickets sold checked al ga rp.d
way, aud Contest brooklyn Excursion % New.
Haven and return, -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04

OFFICE ASSISTANT.-Youn man CID of
~ go"l habits well e.iuit,ri wants position paying So
weekly whtTc therciH him
OF the way onward and upward. WILLIAM L. BERKIEN,
Rivordalr, n Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04

DORTER.-A brgh'. intelligent colored man
active aud INDUSTRIOUS, furnish good references
, 1881-05-29
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
procress Toward Practical Use of This
Great Invention aud Discovery.

prorrre%s Toward Prncttcnl Use of This
Great Invention aud Discovery.
Sp<ciat Dtspatch The Chicago Tribune
ANN AHyor, Mich, May as.-'rhe Langley
Electric Light Company was organized here
to-day with capital Of 500, 600 for the mall
nfacture and sale Of Prof lanGley's electric
light and lis other inventions appertainlnE to
the electric light Prof. Langley, who is coll-
nected with the University, is pronounced
by competent Judges to have the best light
now manufactured, and it is now in success
frl use in Pittsburg, Detroit, Cincinnati, and
elsewhere, 1t Is all arc light, and designed
for lighting large areas. The Company OF
eanizcd to-day is composed of wealthy
citizens of Toledo. O., ana ann ar
bor. The mandatory will be located
here. and arrangements are already
nearly perfected for the rental
NJ n b1ock On Main street. It is proposed to
11phr the Courthouse square and some large
h,,itd,nps here Officers were elected as follows:
President 81 ]. Wilcox, Toledo: flce-Presoent.
phifip Ducn, Ann Artor; General Manager, u.
. crane Aun Arbur; Secretary AND treasurer,
E. B. Abel, Ann ArboT; DTectoss; = a;aS n nen
p 3 Grane James Clements, Prof. j. v. Langley,
ard Pniiip Bach of Ann Arbor. The Iolcdo
T1ckhoIiers control a majority o. tue stucA.
i;he manufacture of the lights vii! pc starred Gu
- 1arr17 SCALE and as soou as building ana 4ia"
tariaIs Gun be Eut ready, probably tn July. re-
LITE ihe o1iccFs ment,1uci abnye the following
. ~. nromiueut stockholders: Judge Cooley; ~ r:
Tn.grcncc il. {. Naldrou, and Dr. =: " Gus. y!
- ~, srin,r: e. ii. Bunker, Fl. r. Stock, Herbert
RaEer. and H. u. Tiiinghast, OF Ioleao.
, 1881-05-29
GOSSIP FOR LADIES.

TO ANNA.
For 77se Chteu9o Tribune
Q Muse, whose feeble, ttuttering why's
Scarce from the Earth can hope to r,lise,
What power hnve you to justly praise
a thing so rare?
And, could thy wings the heavens Craze,
Still thou'l despair.
Fair daughter of ttat Eastern hill
Where earliest suuocams kiss tho rill,
1 write thy name with IDLY thrill
as man Ger felt,
When u, .ho tnattu hour so still
In prayer she's knelt.
Tho birds that from tho branches pour
Their melody in wondrous store,
The BRONX that tnurtnurlng leaves the shore,
Echo thy praise.
Decming It honor to adore
Thy modest ways.
The bell-tonguetl lark, full throated thrush,
The blaekbird singing III the bush,
With quick cuucerted action rush
FrOM tree and Erjt,
and forth mcloulOu5 praises gush
From every throat.
The flowers about thy house that spring,
While to thy robes their odors cling
The leaves, low W-ztphr- voiced, that sing
In ripping Elct-
Fur thee ulune their perfume bring,
Their melody.
The rose-trce, blooming bright and rcd,
Uplifting high its 1nughty head
As some fair creature capttve led
From home and tame-
Looking upon thy Ineenly tread
Low bows iu shume.
The daisy blooming ut thy fcot
lOUkS up couddlngly to greet
The glance so cheering, pure, and swcct,
Its counterpart.
Such worth it's drives conviction llcet
Straight to the hear1. OF. ".
, 1881-05-29


l. number Of gentlemen at party the other
evening were wondering why all young la-
dies did not dress in the plain, simple style
OF young belle present, whose toilet they
greatly admired. The dress was certainly
very beautiful, rs was the young lady
which had a great deal to do with the effect
of the dress, which deserves description.
The underskirt was Of plain white Sural,
covered with tiny rutiles Of the same goods.
Tie overdress was of nuns yelling Of an ex-
uuistly fine texture. adorned with frills and
cascades Of cream white lace, and caught mp
with clusters of white snowdrops coycredwth
crystals Upon her head Of golden hair was
delicate wreath Of snowdrops giittering with
white Jets. She wore not Il jewel, but carried 10
in her hand a large antique IAN OF while teath-
ers spangled with crystals. After the party was
over, the wearcr of the dress, who had beard or
and enjoyed tho compliment. lnughtn4ly III
formed one OF her adsnirers--a dotln1 uncle
thut this "simpte - dress. nI m exceeding mou.
erutc computation. not including "Madame's
bill for making, had cost $l6O. all the uncle did
was quietly to hand the young lady OF the
simple dress his new spring hat. with bow
ut acknowledgment, and Il wave OF the hand
which expressed mure than words cnuid have
done, his unqualified admission OF the utter in,
capacity of the MASCULINE mind to comprehend
the magnitude, or TO guess the price OF
wotuan's dress, even though that dress 5imuiRte
"simpllcity" to perfection.
, 1881-05-29

The Chiua1nan has sensitive soul and must
be handled giugerly- One OF them went to Il
lily who bad died Of IN epidemic. The Collin
mukcr had just tive left. and offered the lot ut 4
bargain, FIRST thing he knew his enEnecd GUS
toner had hit him between the eyes. lie
thought the coffin man wanted him to die too
The coffin man npologfzed and begged his Gus
toner hot to mention it, as t1e would '1ose tAce
II it were known what he hud been struck fur,
but a crowd had already gathered AMI the story
getting abroad, the coffin maker came near
being mobbed for implied insult to bis Gus
In Lima, Peru, !" q patriot" had set his coun-
try free" by stormtng the Presidents house with
II mob and killing the patriot" who bud set
his country free " in the Sume fashion Il uAy Or
TWO before. The plaza was covered with dead
bodies; ''1,et us give them Christian burial"
said Herr Won Grclk. German coiiinmaker;
order for sou cotins, which took him night and
dny to tinish The mob carricd out his cott'ns us
fast as they ere made ana nnrtsd the e. pou,ef s
would NIL end. but he said nothing. and Jet them
take his wares away. Finally. when he ventured
hadn't. The mob began to ',nurmur: He WIS
IN enemy to the ecountry-"antlnx pay LOT onc
act Of humanity: and on their hintinE tnat they
would sec how well he fitted into one Of bis own
collins he gracefully withdrew from the con-
trover5y and allowed his warehouse to be de-
spoiled. The mob retired laughing and the
cotIin- man shut up ship. After many months Of
weary waiting and Importantly, Of teers and
roars % whenever DO mentioned big bill Of t5o,ooo
ciafm was allowed and ordered paid. but the
day after another patriot had get hts country
free and refused to acknowledge the
claims on the previous administration. The
nexr day the President. who had been pur to
death. was buried and the coffin maker rushing
nut seized the hearse horses by tho bride ex
the coffin is mine." They had 10 grasp and bind
him, be- was so nerce, and the mob SAID be hud
gone mad i German ship of war came into the
nort Of Callao. Won Greik boaded 1t and asked
he commander to recover his debt, even II ne
had to lombard the town. But when he told tho
ofIicer that 1t was a debt due Tor conins he
ianuhed. and so did his other officers. The old
man's eyes flashed moment and then he sank.
broken hearted at his failure and this ridicule.
, 1881-05-29
THE PYRAMIDS.
4 Visit to Cheops and It's Companion
%fr1rcrTtraM.

Structures
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
CAIRO, Egypt, April 10.-Replete with IN
terest indeed, is the genuinely Oriental CITY,
with its quaint bazars, indescribable street.
scenes, and wonderful medley Of human
life: but we could not long foroear Visit to
those mighty monuments Of the past,--the
Pyramids And 50, bright and early on the
last day of March, while the air was still
cool and refreshing, VIC started out on the
excursion.
The distance is about eight miles, and
travellers generally take carriages. or pro-
vide themselves with donkcys. AS soon as
you approach the donkey-boys, waiting near
the Esbekeeyah Park, they rush towards you
pel-nell, each trying TO strike a bargain
hfst The rival merits of the wee gray
steeds are clamorously7 set forth. caus Ing
much fun and merriment on both sides.
Ny donk good donk!" says one. Another,
with broad grin, shouts, MY donk nc
speak nglees! He very eood!" -Wh1le a
third cries, 81 My donk name 1ank' Doodle!
Have my donk ?''
We crossed the Nile on a new and elegant
bridge, Just west of the city, knowh as tne
hasr-el-Nil, constructed by the hhedlse 1of
the use of the Prince of Wales and party III
lS6s. Just above the bridge is the beautiful
Island of Rhoda, once covered with gor,
seous palaces and temples, and now auortlea
With fine residences and blooming gardens.
Here grow in luxuriance the fig, orange
lemon, lofty palm, acacia, and wlde-spl ead-
Ing tamarisk. On this island, tradition says
The infant Moses was discovered BY Pha-
taof1's daughter as she came down 70 the
hsers brink to bathe, attended by hef
maidens.
Every little while we would meet long
aan Of catne1s or donkeys heavily laueh
With new-mown clover to be sold IN the Guy.
At Gizeh we turned to the right, and soon
entered long, straight avenue OF afchlng
acaclas,-the new road built in honor OF 1ne
f11nce Of Wales. The crops aloE3 the way
we're luxuriant, although, i'll our own coun,
u, at the same time Of year, Nature IS sun
dormant The clover was knee-h1sh' the
wheat and barley already golden. In some
nelos were tethered large numbers Oh nhe
Arabian horses,-the tents Of their Keepers
ntched near By.
Distances are very decefvfng in this re-
markable .1 climate Again and again "e
Aought We had accomplished our journey
, 1881-05-29

When young man wants to protect
young lady he naturally puts his ar1nor
round her.
In Portugal a widow cannot marry if she
be over so years Of age. Who ever heard OF
a widow as old as that?
A young man was found hanging to gate
in Podunk, y. j., Sunday night He was
cut down BY an irate fathers boot.
uNother," remarked Duluth girl. ~ think
Harry must be gusng to propose to me-. Why
50, my daughter!" querfed the old lady, 1aying 1i.
down her spectacles< while her face beamed ike
, 1881-05-29

@bo.uO, Tor this payment is made upon tho
amount of money left, irrespective OF liabilities
Augheatlen IS worth about EI zoo per annnm
Never troubling himself about his monetary
affairs. Lord Beaconsteld would have been 4
richer man had he paid otr loans and surrendered
ne policies OF insurance which were kept up as
the security for them. Curously enough the
James was invested In Sfexicans aud other such
securities. Lord Beuconsaeid never sold them.
and bis estate has protitcd By their recent rise.
, 1881-05-29

The particulars Of remarkable dental
operation recently performed bT q we'll
known and ski1lful dentist Of Denver were
impaired the other day to our reporter Some
months since one Of the loyelest and most
, 1881-05-29

When the mortgages on Hughenden. and Other ta95
incurred II hTsa Of
o., mi but nothing more The probate
on he personality will, however, be PAD On apoot
, 1881-05-29

Atlamowsky. the Polish violinist, who was
a member of the Thursby concert troupe, and
has Of late resided in Boston. has resolved
to make. his home for the future i'll New
York City.
, 1881-05-29

A NICE LOT OF SECONDHAND FUR
II ntture curpets, range, sideboard, aud marble-
TOP tabtes ce-box, and number Of household urtt-
cles tor sale cheap Cali ut tsa A1adison-sL-
, 1881-05-29

# you are interested in dress trimmings
remember C.. A. Coutant Il Co., 1R State
street.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-13
Cracklings for tho Critic.

As it looks now THE CRITIC is the great
est foe to the success Of Star routes.
Liberty and Union? It's impossible, y
said recently married man, subduedly.
Is child born in the District of Column.
bia eligible to the Presidency of the United
States? Yes, when his ears are long
enough.
Abrum Linkhorn, come right in, say
you an Skyler Coldfacts an Lissy Grant
an Chawles Summer. Ise been tryen t.
bring you up all right, haint 1 ? Spectacle
haint [? An now use u playen in dat mud
wild the white trash.
1t is reported there are four clerks in the
Treasury and Interior Departments wht
have been holding Office for seven years who
can't tell in what province in China thu
TallywOchmateechcpa River rises. Spie
are on their paths. If they are discovered
dismissal will be prompt. .uf
Swampoodle demands her rights She il
as much entitled to post-0flice as Capt.
toll Hill. Swan poodles to the rescue
Eternal liberty is the price of vigilance.
"She's all my fancy painted her.
She lovely-she's diviner'
But she eat the watermelon core,
And CUB to me de rhine.
He's gone across Potomacs brine,
He's crossed her bllin' water,
To spark IL gal called Angelina
Tom Parker's eldest darter.
But faint no use, that wicked gal
Is sot agin his courtin';
Her dad shall boost him, so he shall,
With stogy number fourteen.
O. MyE
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-13
Mason.s Shot at Guiteau.

CRITIC representative to-day, said that toe
much importance was attached to the shoot.
ing at Guiteau by Mason. General Croker
said that even had Guiteau been at the
window of his cell at the time, Masons bull.
let would not have struck him, as the shot
was fired Mt an agile, and unless Guiteau had
placed his head purposely close to the cor
ner of his window he could not have been
hurt
4 The assassin is completely quiet now
slept soundly last night, and displays nc
nervousness. .rig srnf-.
In response to the inquiry as to whether
he proposed to institute proceedings against
Mason, General Crocker said that he had NJ
such intention. The shot was fired from
without the walls of the jail, and it wal
none of his affair to prosecute.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-13
The National Fair.

The managers of the National Fair Asso.
citation have decided not to charge exhibit.
ors for space. There have been many ap
plications for space received from mer'
chants and manufacturers in various sec
tions of the country, but thus far very few
from the District The pool privilege has
been disposed of to Cridge & Co. for "a, 900
No one has yet secured the wheel of for.
tune privilege. Bids for the restaurant
privilege will be opened on the Goth inst
A company of ladies Of Providence, r. /.
have been allotted space in the main build
ing to exhibit artificial flowers in wax ant
have secured space in the main building
The association is making many improve
ments to the grounds and buildings, an(
going rapidly ahead. They anticipate tina
the fair will be even more Of u success thar
former exhibitions.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-13
Ohio Republican Association.

citation was held Mt St. Georges Hall last
night, the object being to discuss matters
in connection with the approaching election
in that State The report of the committee
OH transportation was received and adopted
The report states that the Baltimore & Ohio
and Pennsylvania companies have offered
reduced rates for transportation of members
of the association to their homes, to afford
them an opportunity to vote at the coming
election. The following members Of the
transportation committee will furnish the
certificates upon which members of the as
ISOLATION will be able to purchase tickets al
reduced rates: Col. Ellery G. Ford, No. 2;
lie Droit Building; Col. Z. l.. Stephens
Indian Office, Interior Department, and ID
w. HOughton, esq, Quartermaster-Ge neraP
Office. LII IL
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-13
sousa Enoneratcd (7).

To the Editor Of the Evening Critic:
am sure 1t would be of public interest to
know how and by whom Sousa was exon
Grated.
The board who were appointed to investi-
gate the charges, / assert, was composed Of
Sousa's friends, one of whom Capt. Bart
lett) had formed and expressed decided
opinion as to the innocence Of Sousa the
day before it convened. The board Of en-
quiry, as 1t is called, met on Saturday last,
and Sousa, with half dozen of his, most
intimate friends, came forward and stated
to the board that they never saw Sousa do
anything ungentlemanly or unbecoming a
leader. These alleged witnesses were not
sworn, nor was there an affirmation even
administered to q single witness (?) who
made statement before the board, and
these statements were made in answer to
leading questions propounded by the chair
man, Capt. Bartlett.
After listening to such unsworn nonsense
Mr.. Nance was asked to produce his wit
nesses, which he did in the shape of the
balance of the Marine Band about IS in all ;
but the board declined to hear them on
account of the fact that 1t would consume
too much valuable time.
The charge of the misappropriation OF
funds against Sousa was taken up but the
board decided that it made no difference
whether Sousa retained money belonging ia
Nance or not, because the moneyso retained
in each case was the product of private
contract, and, therefore, had nothing to dc
with his duty as leader or soldier.
The inquiry was then made Of the board
whether such testimony would not have a
tendency to reflect upon his honesty and
upon his conduct as u gentleman, which was
one of the charges made against Sousa, by
Nance. But the board decided that such
testimony was immaterial and refused tc
admit it.
have said, and now repeat that the per
sons called by Sousa to exonerate him were
not sworn nor did they affirm or enter into
any obligation whatever to tell the truth
They made er pdrtc, unswon, negative
statements, which tho board considered az
evidence, and upon which such exoneratiof
of Sousa is based. / state the facts, and
leave it to the public to state whether Mr.
Sousa is vindicated PHILLIP MANGO,
| Member Marine Band.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-13
The ConnubinI Aristocrot.

Gen. b. A. Morton, alias Thomas Marvin,
the muchly -married man and forgcr, whose
last victim was q Richmond Virginia, lady,
and who is now incarcerated in that city, has
written the following letter to Postmaster
General James:
RIcHMosD. VA, Sept. Z, 1881.
Hon. Thomas Il. James, Posfndster- General,
Washington, ID. O.: Lly
On the 10Th ult was confined in the jail
in this city awaiting an examination on
charge of obtaining property under false
prctenses The examination was post,
poned until to-day, and again postponed
to-day until the 10th inst. Since my con-
flnemcnt have been denied the right to
receive or send any mail without 1t was
first examined by the jaiier. o Lam In con- con-
restriction, deprived of the opportu-
nifty Of communicating with my
family and In preparing my defense
preparation of defense TO the prosecuting
attorney. When I called the attention of
the police Justice to the order recently is
sued by Your Honor rs The ne head head Of tn, the
persons confined In jail awaiting trial and
not under sentence, should not be de-
prived of their mail rights no more than
reply of the police justice was 1.-THE Post
mister g enernl don't run the Richmond
jail. The judge of the Hastings Court has
sole control of that MATTER"
on that point is n dead letter. May re
quest that Your Honor will issue some or
| der that will restore to me my right to the
facilities of the mail, the same as TO any
other citizen, until such time rs ] am
LEGALLY deprived of the same by legal pro
cess. have the honor to be, sir, your
b. o. MORTON"
The letter is written with lead pencil il
a clear, fine hand. The Attorney-Genera
of the Post-ofice Department will tO-mor
row decide upon the case. He finds it tt
be rather novel one which will require
careful consideration before final decision.
Judge A. A. Freeman, Assistant Attorne.
General for the Post Office Department, de
cided to-day that MOrtOn's mail should b.
delivered to his agent or attorney in Rich
mond, and that he should have the privi
| lepes he asks for,
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-13
National Hotel Arrivals.

L. Nissen, n. Y; B. H. Barnett, jackson
vile, Fla; J. P. Burnett and wife, N. Y.
Il. r. Green, N. "; Sam. c. Wetherill N
Y; Thos. Jones, N. Y; s. Knopf, N. "; J
H. Sturton, N. "; L. G. Lee, London; J
A. Howell, London; ]. H. Cofrode, Phila,
delphia; ]. d. Chamberlin, Rochester; JEFF
Chandler, st. Louis; ]. f. Muncks, Balti
more; w. A. Strony, Chicago; w. N. Lemen
West Va; X. Biggs and wife, Norfolk; Miss
s. Simms, ILL.,; Miss F. Simms, ILL.,; J. @
Clayton, N. Y; ]. C., Reid and family, w
Va; G. J. Wcnderoth, Chicago; r. W
Davidson, Va; Mrs. l.. w. Davidson, Va.
G. II. Sommer, Baltimore; w. +. Mccain
Lexington, KY; G. II. Clagett, Nd; N. Leh
man, Baltimore; NJ r. MACPHERSON, N. Y.
W. A. LathrOp, N, Y
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-13
Almost "a Ccntenarian.

Mrs. Sarah Davis more Familiarity known
as Aunt Sally Davis, died yesterday at 10O6
l street southeast, aged 81 years She was
the widow of John Davis of Abel, and the
mother of the late DR.. Charles Davis, who
served on General Wool's staff in the Mexi-
can war and was at one time consul to
Guaymas. Mrs. Davis was born in an old
mansion near where the Congressional Gem
etery is now located, was married in the
same house, died within sight of the place,
She had travelled considerably, was we'll
educated lady of the old school, and had
shaken hands with every President from
Washington to Hayes. She said Washing
ton laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Sep
tember 1S 1913.