Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-23
Mrs. Christiancy,s Troubles.

WANDERING IN THE STREETS IN HER NIGHT
CLOTHEs-TEMPoRARY ALTERATION OF MIND.
Last evening Mrs. Lille NJ. ChrlStiancy, from
whom ex-senator Christiancy Is seeking divorce,
wandered away from her parents residence, No.
311 ID street, to the corner OF 9th and streets
while apparently suffering from temporary
alteration OF mind. 1t appears that Mrs
Christancy for some little time past. on account
OF her troubles. has shown some signs of mental
excitement, and last evening, about $40 O'Clock,
while her parents were seated in the parlOr she
quietly left her bed and slipped down Stairs and
out upon the street in her night clothes and started
and Cole, corner OF 9th and ID streets. Her father
Mr. Lugenhee, hear her when she left the hOuse
anu started out In F-suit OF her, but she was soon
lost sight OF by him as she was on a full run
The 1anitOr OF the Police Court James Hughes
mad his attention called to the strange figure
at the foot OF the steps, and gentleman PASSING
took charge OF her while Mr. Hughes went OF and
procured a Garrrlage, In which she was taken TO
that she was out OF her mind, continually talking
about The divorce case, saying that she had some
finally became quiet. This morning she was rest
ing quietly, and 1t was thought that she was about
over II, but her family and friends are appre-
hensiVe that she will not again be herself.
DESTROYING PRIVATE PEorERTY.-A white man.
named James L. Stokes, was charged in the Police
Court to-day with destroying private property by
breaking window in the front OF Mr. Thos Som
ervilles store on 18th street, below the avenue
Officers Bailey and Thompson testified to arrest
Ing him about O'Clock this morning with his hand
through pane OF glass that he had broken and
key I'm his hand. He stated that he had been
drinking and wanted to get into his own shop TO
see how the fires were burning, and thought he
was at his own shop. 1t was shown that he had
no shop In the neighbOrhoOd and he was fined slOO
or 80 days in the workhouse.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to VIM H.
Lee and Mary 4. Tflman; JAS G. Naville and
Ellen MOrrant, both OF Philadelphia; Patrick H.
Bradley, OF New York city, and Mary A. Hagan;
Peter c. McCuller, OF Fond du Lac, and JOsey L.
Ager, OF p. G.. county, Md; JAS. E. Saltzer and
Matte V. Boyd.
Wheeling and Parkersburg, W. Va, will soon be
connected by telephone. E
The republicans Of Boston last night nominated
Sam. A. Green, city physician, for mayor.
The Atend,rs speaks Of the variant child, that
one which In every large family differs totally
from the rest, as something very pleasing.
The London Spectator says that after the north
won victory over the south it shed less blood than
any nation so provoked ever yet had DONE
An English dramatic critic says OF stage weep-
ing: 1.-THE sorrow that sObS quietly Is much more
affecting than the sorrow that blubberS noisfly"
"Well, here goes, " said Jake Buckwalt In Gin
ctnnau saloon; but 1t was pistol instead OF the
glass OF beer that he raised to his head and
emptied. This was his tocOse way of committing
suicide.
William Patterson, an aged deacon OF Elkhorn.
WIS, stepped into the aisle from his pew to make
an ADDRESS, grew faint from emotion, and was
KILLED oy striking his head on sharp corner when