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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

Hou TIE new 1Ork Times.
Reference was made in our Washington dis
patches OF yesterday to a reduction of overs13,-
OOOayear in the cost of two star service routes
in Colorado, and to-day the reason for cutting
off another S29,666 from the pay of the con-
tractor who holds an important route between
California and Oregon are given in detail. These
are, briefly, that the service contracted and paid
for has not been performed. though by the conni-
vance OF postmasters its due performance has
been certified to. The three extra trips week
for which the extra pay. now curtailed. was
granted have not been run since July. 1873 and
some $50 600 has been drawn frOm.the treasury
for work which has never been done. Now
that the gross reduction on the star service
amounts to about 81 100000 per annum is it
not time to face the question of how much of
the plumber of the last five years can be recOv-
cred from the gang Of contractors and govern
ment officials who have grown rich on the spoils
of the mail service? There is too much DISPOSE
ton to magnify the difficulties of bringing these
thieves to justice and too much hesitation about
calling their operations by the right name The
more the whole business is probed the more
rotten it is proved to be, and no one who at
tempts to cover it up can escape the faint of
sharing in the guilt Of the conspiratOrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE IN LONDON THE
ATERs.-COl- Mapieson. the opera manager, saws
that fires frequently occur on the London stage
but TWO nremen are always on duty and when
ever spark appears it is drowned out by means
OF small force-pumps that throw a stream to the
top OF the flies The danger is over so quickly
that the audience is never aware that their lives
had been in peril. He said that he remembered
one night that little fire occurred away up in
the top of the ceiling. where some gauze sky
caught fire. Our two men sent their streams
up there at once. and the prima donna, who was
On the stage at the time felt the drops of water
and thought that the roof was leaking. She
went on singing and dsregarded the tiny
streams Of water which rolled down the stage
but said to me when the curtain fell that she
ought to be provided with rubber shoes if that
roof was not mended. She did not know that
there had been a lire.
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WAS SHE HIS Wife,
An Interesting Case Before Maryland
Court Of Appeals.

Baltimore american special from Annapolis
says that the court of appeals heard an argu-
menf yesterday in rather a remarkable case
That OF Elizabeth C. Classen vs.. Hartman Cias-
sen. 1t seems that the parties met in 1865, and
that Hartman Classen engaged his alleged wife
as his housekeeper. The appellant says that he
then introduced her to his acquaintance as his
wife, which much surprised and mortified her:
that she went to live with him at his country
seat IN the spring of 1865, and he then intro
Guced her as his wife. wherewith she was much
dissatisfied, because he would have no mar
rage ceremonial performed. In this way they
continued to live together until they were mar
ried. July Is, 1870. Some of the witnesses say
sometimes Mr.. Classen would say the lady was his
wife. and sometimes that she was not. Some
time in the fall of 1859 or 1870 she does not know
which. Mrs. Classen, in removing some of her
husbands papers, found marriage certificate,
to which she says her name was forged. Mr..
ClaSsen, on the other hand. testifies that the
contract was talked over and fully agreed to,
and signed by both and left for record. The ORR
giIlal copy is said to have been in Mr.. Classens
possession, and the counsel for the lady con-
tends that the office copy of the alleged contract
ought not to be taken as evidence when the orr
ginal exists. The point is, if the validity of the
contract is established. Mrs. Classeni is ''denuded
of all rights appertaining by law to a surviving
widow" Geo. Hawkins Williams appeared for
the appellant and s. Teackle Wallis and Luther
ii. Reynolds for the appellee. The appeal comes
from the circuit court of Baltimore city. and the
wife seeks to have the contract brought into
court and declared nullity. The lady is con-
sderably younger than her husband.
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TERRIBLE DEATH OF YOUNG WIFE.-A di

THRRIBLE DEATH OF YOUNG WIFE.-A dis
tressing accident occurred on Friday last near
Bowling Green. in Caroline county, Va. Mr..
Wm Wright had felled q large tree, which
lodged against another tree. At this moment
his wife approached him with q lunch, and he
called to her to take care; but before she could
get out Of the way the tree fell and caught her
beneath it. crushing her to the earth. Here she
lay in an agony of pain while her Mortified hus-
band undertook to cut the tree in two again,
and relieve the unfortunate woman who Law
moaning and mangled beneath it, He after q
was unable to move. and the agonized husband
had to leave her alone and go for helpto remove
her. Life was almost extinct when he returned
and that night death terminated her sufferings
The pair had been married less than a year
She was Miss Smoot, of Caroline county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

NOW an O10 NAN OutWiete0 kOOfserS.
George Iverson. alias Nelson. arrested in Bos-
ton last week in q variety theater for attempt
ing to rob Tax-Collector Turtlehill. of Beacon
Falls came before justice Tuesday and was
held for trial in the superior court He denies
that he is the man. In the evening OF Novem-
Der 2Sth. Collector Turtlehill who is old and his
young daughter sat together in their parlor The
door opened suddenly and let i'm two lnen. who
wore masks made of handkerchiefs Pistols
were drawn and aimed at the occupants Of the
room. q" Your money or your life" was de-
manded. Turtlehili at first said nothing. Sud
denly he rolled from his chair and surprised the
intruders by disappearing in another room.
One burglar fled and the other was about to do
so when Turtlehill reappeared with a loaded
gun. The daughter threw herself i'm front of
her father and implored him not to commit muir
der. Consequently both men escaped for a
time. but Iverson was eventually arrested. The
other man is still at large.
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AN UNNAMED SEA MONSTER.
The Sea Serpent Bones Found in the
New Jersey MARI Pits

The finding of the remains of the large sea
serpent in the mari pit of O. C. Herbert at Marl-
borO, N. j.. last week was supplemented Mon
day by the discovery of the remains of another
one. The find of Monday was somewhat de-
composed. and only two large tusks and por-
lions OF the jawbOne of the reptile were found
preserved, the other bones crumbling to pieces
when exposed to the air. The bones found last
week are all well preserved. and the tusks are
remarkable for their size and fine natural polish
Prof. Samuel Lockwood gives the following de-
scription of the reptile: ut was mon
ster of great bulk. 1t had two paddles well for
ward and two behind. the body being short and
stout. The bones of the paddles. from their
size and solidity, indicate extraordinary pro-
peiilng power. The tail was stout, long and
serpentine, but little fattish. thus affOrding
great aid in propulsion by scuing movement
The neck was long. and yet thick enough to
support the head high out of water while the
monster was engaged in devouring its prey
The huge jaws were armed with tuSks which
were more formidable than those of the crocO-
die. The lower jaw was very singular in
structure, and had joint like an elbow. In
the act OF swallowing. the reptile could enlarge
its gullet by means of this elbow joint. The act
OF swallowing was necessarily slow, and the
reptile no doubt would have had great trouble
In retaining in its mouth its struggling prev
II it had not been for a supplementary jaw
which was used as a grapne. This was armed
with small teeth, which were curved in shape
and very sharp. AS the large Jaws. with their
great tusks, were being opened so as to obtain
new hold, the little grapnel jaw held the
struggling prey fast, and the movements alter
mated until the fish other prey was forced
down the great throat" The only bones of this
monster reptile of the antediluvan age known
are those found in the mari pits Of Mr. Herbert
and no name has yet been found for it by the
scientists
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DISPLACEMENT OF VIRGINIA OFFICIALS By Rr
ApJtSrERS--Ihe state senate of Virginia. with
IT'S readjuster majority, has begun work i'm earn
est In the matter OF the displacement of officials
ana others In executive session TUESDAY after
jected. including those of DR.. Inos Pollard
commissioner OF agriculture the board of Wis,
itors of Blaeksburg College. sundry inspectors
OF tobacco at Petersburg. and fifty-four county
and school superintendent, among the latter
beng the superintendent Of public schools.
James H. Peay. OF Richmond. Some of these
appointments were made inst before the ad-
lournment OF the last legislature, two years ago,
but were not confirmed. and the remainder were
made soon after. and all have served i'm their
various positions during the interim between
the TWO sessions The sweep was a clean one.
"a every nomination sent into the senate was
rejected After the LIST of January next new
appointing power viii come in and new nOmi-
nations will be made
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Shooting a Tramp.

HOW GAME LITTLE MISSISSIPPI GIRL RECEIVED
AN IMPUDENT TRAMP.
In one of the Mississippi towns. not very far
from Memphis, on the line of the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad, a little lady, aged Is years.
shot and severely wounded an impudent white
tramp who attempted to enter the house after
being ordered not to do so. The lady. who is
small but game. and crack shot with the pistol
was the only white person in the house when
the hurley tramp approached. "Wehave nothing
for YOU: needn't come in" said she to the
tramp "But l will come in,' he answered
You had better not, or you will get what you
don't want" quietly responded the lady
as she laid down her knitting, pick
ed ND six-shoOter from her work
basket. and approached the door. '.You
go back in your room. OF will pitch you out of
the window" exclaimed the rufianly tramp as
he walked inside the door. Bang went the
pistol. and the tramp staggered back on the
porch shot through the arm and breast. She
raised the pistol again, but the tramp fled. A
neiehbor rushed around the house, and asked
the little lady, who was sitting down and en-
gagged in knitting. with her pistol in her work.
basket. ssWhats the natter" She exclaimed
.sHc's gone" He then asked, ''Did You shoot
hina2" YES" she replied, land if he kept on
coming would be shooting until now" The
tramp was found to be bleeding profusely and
It was with difficulty that the flow of blood
could be stopped. He left the town a sadder
and wiser man. having been taught a lesson in
manners that he viii not soon forget That
game little woman is worth her weight In gold
dollars fDaphiS AUdldfc!te
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HER FATHER HANGING IN THE GARRETT
Franklin ]. Schick. man ffty-fiy years of age,
living with his family in South Bethlehem. Pa.
in which town he held the position of market
clerk, committed suicide by hanging In the
garnet OF his residence at 1890 O'Clock yesterday
morning. He had gone mp stairs as If to go to
bed, after coming from the market, as was his
custom. His young daughter found him hang
ing to the rafters by a rope, and life extinct
The coroner's jury rendered ayerdict of suicide
while laboring under temporary alteration Of
mind.
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ARRESTED on THE CHARGE OF LYNCHING.-
To-day Constable Harris. of Elizabeth CITY
county. came To this city with warrant for the
arrest of Thomas Valentine. well-known white
barber. who has a shop at PA west Broad
street on the charge of having been ore of the
party OF lynchers in Elizabeth City county. who
early in December. took William Allen (ooi-
uredl. the murderer of Mr. William = Sclater.
near Newport News. and lynched him. yalen-
tine had barber-shop at Hampton at the time
The constable took charge of his prisoner
Richmond State 14th
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A WOMAN. FALSELY ACCUSED. Co.'s MAD.-At
Reading. Pa. Mrs. Catherine Cru er aged 46.
mas become hopeleSsly insane on account of
being arrested on the charge of stealing goods
at the Farmers Market House a few DAYS ago.
She had a hearing before Alderman Brownwell.
but the evidence adduced was of such an uu-
satisfactory character that she was DISCHARGED.
The fact OF her arrest so preyed on her mind that
she became Respondent and is now violently in
sane. She is the mother of several children.
She will be removed to an asylum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

HANGED BY MASKED MEN.-About half-past
O'Clock yesterday morning a party of masked
men forciby entered the jailer's room in the
courthouse building at Austin, New. over
powered the jaler and forced him to give up
the keys to the jail and the cell door where
Richard Jennings was confined who, without
proYocation and in cold blood, shot and killed
John A. Barrett, an old and respected citizen,
Monday night. Jennings was then taken out
and hanged from balcony over the front door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

DEATH OF HEROINE OF THE WAR OF 1872
Miss Rebecca Bates died at Scituate, Mass. YES
terday. aged IS years. Miss Bates and her cou-
sin Abbie We're the heroines of the British
scare in 1912, when the two girls, hidden be-
hind rocks on the beach. with fife and drum
sounded the rOll-call and put to flight several
boatlOads of troops from a British man-of-war
who were about to make landing Miss
Bates cousin, Abbie, is still living. and is 80
Years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

THE BosrON ELECTION.-Corrected official
returns of the election in Boston, Mass. Tues
day, increases Mayor Green's plurality to us.
The board of aldermen elected comprises six
republicans five democrats and one indepen-
dent republican. The common council stands
forty republicans and thirty-two democrats. 1t
has been determined to have recount Of the
ballots cast for the mayor and several of the
democratic aldermen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

THE PORES FUTURE REsTDENCE.-The Cleri-
cal journals in Paris publish the following in-
telligenee from Rome: 1.-The question of the
POpe's departure from Rome is seriously mOoted
1t Is said that his Holiness has consulted the
bishops who came to Rome to attend the canon
ization ceremony with reference to his quitting
the city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

CONVICTION OF A YOUTHFUL CRIMINAI-Chas.
johnson. a cOlored youth, sixteen years of age,
was convicted yesterday in the circuit court of
Cecil county Md, of an outrage on the person
OF Cora Sartain, white girl, aged twelve years.
The offence was committed in September last
johnson was sentenced to six years in the peni-
fentiarV
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his little niece asked him, seriously, what a cat
has that no other animal has He gave ii up
after mature deliberation, and then the sly puss
answered, ''kittens."
When an Indian boy is born the ssmedicine
man. looks ont Of the deor, and the first object
dren would be called BAD Sidewalks, !" no
gas-On- mo0nligllt -Bighte = .sBey-with-asCsssr-
cite, orr itSflf5= RS
pubticaM..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF
WORMS EGGS.-Three eastward-bound cars. con-
tanning 250. 900 cards of silk worms eggs each
card having &c, 600 eggs. passed through Chey-
enne yesterday. The total value of the eggs is
$3.50 COO. They came from Japan, and are bound
for Milan, Italy. Four Italian merchants have
charge of the precious freight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

General Sickles has got into lively fight
with the New York Gas company. and his in
vestgations showed that the meter charged for
four feet for every one used. and the company
tested the meter and said it was an unusually
slow running one. and if if didn't more than
quadruble the amount of gas used we should
say the company was riGht.-BOStoa Post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

FIRES IN THEATERs.-Mayor King OF Phila-
delphia. has issued an order directing the chief
of police and fire marshal to make an inspection
OF all the places o amusement in the city and
ascertain if all the laws governing such places
in case of fire are being complied with. SINH
lar inspection is i'm progress in New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

The PHILADELPHIA STAR R0rTE Cases
Special Assistant Attorney General w A. Cook is
i'm Philadelphia i'm consultation with Hon Benia-
min Harris Brewster. one of the star route
counsel. Mr. Cook says ne has been instructed
to Immediately proceed in the prosecution of the
star route criminal suits in that city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

BELOW ZERo-A dispatch from Winnipeg,
Manitoba, dated yesterday, says: ''The Their
mometer for the last twenty-four hours has
ranged from 10 to 80 degrees below zero"
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Said young Symonds: '1Oid Ragbag has for
to his daughter, but if he thinks. by that
racket, he can rouse my obstinacy and get me
to make love to the girl and marry her, he's
mistaken.-B 0st0n Post. sts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

PRESIDENT CARROTS TwENTY-FoURTH TERM
The recently elected directors of the b. & O.
railroad met in Baltimore YESTERDAY aud re-
elected John w. Garrett president, this being
his tWenty-fOurth consecutive term
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

ARREST OF AN INSURANCE SwINDLER.-The
Travellers Insurance Company. OF Hartford.
Conn, have secured the arrest at Ripley, Tenn,
OF a man named Joel Piper who attempted to
swindle the company out of $4,000. He was
insured at Quincy, H., in October, 1880. and
two weeks later was reported to have been
drowned while crossing the Mississippi in a
small boat. Affdavits of his death were fur
nished by his wife and two brothers-in-law. but
the body was not produced. The company sus-
pected fraud and resisted payment and finally
detectives succeeded in finding the missing man
in Tennessee. A requisitiOn was obtained. and
Piper was taken back TO Quincy. where he is
now in jail. His wife and brOthers-in-law are
under arrest as constructors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15
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INVENTED BY A CONAN.
PREPARED BY A WOMAN


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removes Faintness, Flataency, destroys all era
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MARRIAGE OF THE NOTED PIUTE Princess
The Princess Winnemucca was united i'm the
bonds of matrimony to l.. III. Hopkins. in the
Russ house. last night Mr. Hopkins was in
the United States army and only arrived in this
city from Arizona on the 31th ult Tie bride
groom informed the reporter that as far back as
1879. during the Bannock campaign he first
saw the princess and was smitten 10y her charms
Since that time a mutual feeling has inspired
them. and the opportunity presenting itself they
resolved never to be separated aaain. Dr. Beers
was the officiating minister. Princess Winnie
mucca Hopkins and Mr.. Hopkins will take their
departure for the east at an early date-San
Francisco Chronicle
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THE MECHANICAL PROCESS OF TURNING THEN
oUT-PsEuDO-CLASSICAL TAsTE-SoME CURIOUS
SPECIMENS.
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AN ACCOMPLISHED CRININAIs--Stephen Ayres.
alias VIM Morrison, atlas E. r, copes, was tried
in New Orleans Monday on charge OF forging
stantia, to an order on Baker + Ugland for a
small sum OF money and publishing the order as
true, and was convicted on both counts Ayres,
whose real name is said to be Carroll r. Liy-
1ngstone, is one OF the most accomplished
criminals who has appeared before the bar
for some time. He conducted his own case, OBJ
jecting first to the proceeding on the ground that
the Constitution OF the United States required that
such prosecutions should be by Indictment and not
lions on which he intends to take his case to the
Supreme Court. He said that he was graduate
OF Annapolis and began his career In the navy and
acknowledges that Is name is Livingstone, saying
that he was proud OF it and had never done any
thing to disgrace it
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the large New York dailies) is everywhere reccg-
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fashion notes, telegraph news, lhaving its own
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an advertising medium the figures show the facts
1t printed In 1880 22,fSJ new advertisements
1t is published in spacious building OF its own,
and printed on the newest and fastest printing
and folding machine in the world.
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OF no man, clique, and no interest," Will present
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