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, 1881-06-22

9psSta* UWeaEs@ I" I'M tN5tH4V 3FtuQHeV
UATTLE CHEEK, Mfcll,, Jnneal.-A pxt.lteE
lal.e.! Willlan. AlclIollal.A waa run into BY
passenger trn!n Oh the Micillgun Central this
AFTERNOON a,Mi received fatul Eulusles. No
Glana ls uttacllel to tho engineer.
, 1881-06-22

NKnro.tp, Ind, June at.-.A, freight train
ran uvera ,llall by ths nains Of Shaw, U faw
ml',ls south Of here. this morning, on tho
, 1881-06-22

opf<t0& 4<NpHtC1 10 4RS JA4fQpV 4If0u0E*
pITTsliu1.d, Pa., June 21.-A peculiar and
tlny. The wife OF Philip Stetlte died ycster-
day, md. iii accordance will. tho rules of the
Catholic Church, of which she WIS n ,neia-
bur, the body was plnced III an apartment, on
kind OF altar or aais. md Il lumber Of cap-
dies lighted. one Of them being Mt the hend
Of tito coffin. During the absence Of the per-
soits VINO lad Geel, left to Keep witch over
the body tie candle at tho. .llead OF the cntlln
fell upon the corpse, lguitinE tile sArotd
ni.a burning tho flesh about tho head,
facc, amt neck. a woman living In M Atl.
Joining hous,. saw the flames mid ynelt the
house, she .EnYe the aiarll, There was Il
wild scramble fur the room where the corpse
lay, aud t1latly hands. were s0u,l busy tearing
away the burning raimant and pouring water
upon the coffin to extLngnisll the ilailies. lii
short time tile fire was got under CONTROL II
new silrouu nnu coffin obtained, and tile body
again put IN readiness for BURIAL. The ntfalr
las 0ccast0ned considerable excitement, all
the persony concerned being Of the highest
responsibility.
n FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Iowa CRY, IL. June 3l,-4A wild train
laden with coal OIL tho 1own City
Branch Of B. e. X & n. l.ni!road
struck cow Just on the edge Of the first sec.
ll0H nl LIZ tEi1A p&luEt Act0sS tub 10WA NlFeF
south Of tllis city ut u o'clock Inst night,
There wcre two empty flat cars a1lead ct tho
engine, ind these striking the framework Of
the bridge swept away and precipitatesl tic
first section Of tho bridge !ntn tile river. Tic
locomotive tnntbted .law1i tic enlbankmrllt,
which was VERY stecp, and the engineer, Tub
were entoMbed In the debris. Their bodies
have nut set been recovered. Fireman Rtne-
nrd crnWlGl Otlt of the wreck badly Injured.
Conductor williams and Ills men promptly
poured water ot thB tiatilcs that started at
once, thus preventing fire. The trnfn Is
hattiy wrecked. Tho loss Of life Is confined
to tho engineer and brakeman. 'rllc acci-
.lent was not tie fault Of any person, and
could not liaye beei. avoided.
Iowa ClrY, In, June 2l.-1ate this .nfter-
moon the bodies of tho IMen killed III the
| wreck were four.!. TEe engineer was
| bruised and scalled past recognition. Tho
bodies were brought tp. this city aud cared
for, Mid will bo forwarded to their friends
fn.fulfr0lY.
, 1881-06-22

Special Dspateh to Tbs Ch1eaoo Tribune, p,
: CEnA1s 1sArIl,x, Ia,, juno 2l.-rheru was
sudden chnngo In the woather lust night, tho
temperature Cutting quito low comparatively,
and tic chl!t llas eauso1 considerable slck-
ness. =
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The Atlantic Cables.

The new cables Of the American Cable CON-
pany will be In operation within few m onths.
and It Is predicted that this additional teie-
graphic connection Of the two continents viii
reduce the charge per word between London
and New York to twenty five cents, and POSI-
bly, as low as twelve aud a half cents 1t is
claimed That the existing caoles-three belong
Ing to the AnglO-American Company, one to
the Direct Cable Company and o1e to the
French COmpany-are suffi Gent to transmit
double all the business now done; that In ad1i-
ton to the five named-of which four are du-
plex-another cable OF the Anglo-American
Company Is soon to be repaired. which will
make In fact, eleven sep arate lines five du.
pick and one singlel On the 17th day of next
August IL will be just twenty three years since
the first message was sent across ths first
ocean telegraph line. The directors of the At
lantic Telegraph Company at London tele-
graphed the New York directors: Europe and
America are united by telegraph. GLORY to
God In the highest; on earth peace AMI good
Will toward men," Queen Victoria fmmed..
ately afterwards sent congratulatory mes.
sage to President Buchanan to which the lat
ter as promptly replied. In 1912 Professor
Morse laid an experimental cable from Castle
Garden to Governors Island, and In 1859 cable
connection between France and England was
made. Since the opening OF the Atlantic cable
In 1858 ali the countries OF the world have been
connected by telegraph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-16

The contestin the New Hampshire legislature
over the question OF electing a L. S. Senator
was short. The non electionists carried the
day, In spite OF the opinion Of the supreme
court and against majority OF the republican
members OF the legislature. This result was
reached through combination with the demo-
Gratis. The Indications are that Mr.. Rollins
would have been his own successor haI the
present legislature gone into the election. The
next legislature will be elected In November
1882. but will not organize until June, 1885, This
will leave vacancy In the U. S. Senate which
Will be filled by gubernatorial appointment
The present governor OF New Hampshire. Mr.,
Bell, was appointed to I'LL a three months va
cancy arising precisely as that of 1888 Will be
caused. The question OF the right OF the gov
ernOr to appoint a Senator to ill seat which
the legislature had not filled was raised, but 1t
was decided In favor OF the right of the gov.
ernor to appoint, and By a democratic Senate.
Hence the full representation Of New Hamp-
shire will be present In the Senate OF 1853.
should the Senate be In session between March
and June OF that year. The 4Ith Congress will
expire March 4th, 1888. and unless there shall
be called session, there viii be no need to fill
the New Hampshire vacancy.
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The editor OF a st. Louis democratic paper
has had his vanity tickled by an Introduction to
Conkling. The condescenslon OF the great man
completely overcame the western editor, who
wrote back to his paper and had It printed
eonspicuously on the editorial page as follows:
''Those savage ounces who are SO eager to crow
over the supposed death OF Conklng are too
premature. If they could enjoy his sparkling
humor and keen satire on the situation-if they
could hear him for an hour or two, as the
writer did the other day, they would think
that MI. Conkling was not only nos quite dead.
but still 10 most wonderful flesh and spirit
This sudden and remarkable conversion should
adnonish the democratic managers to keep
their editors away from Conkling. His spark
ling Wit and keen satire" seems to be danger
Gus 10 democracy.
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cLATE MANTEI

cLATE MANTEIS.
Builders and house-oyDers will find large and
varied assortment OF the shove goods at pr;css "a
low az any house in the city,
AT THE FACTORY,
On c. NEAR SIXTH ST. NORTHWEST
MheIssale AID Retail. jel4 Ct. &c, 2p
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The CHEF justice or the Wyoming supreme
court has decided that 1t is lawful for a China
man TO marry white woman. This decision
Will. no doubt. stand good In spite OF the howl
against IL In Wyoming.
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DROPOsALs FOR KATIONs.
q. s. MARINE CoRPs.

QuARrERMAsrER's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. ID. g.. May l4th, 1881.
Sealed Proposals. In duplicate. wi be received
al this office until IL O'CLOCK NOON, OF MONDAY,
THE 10Th DAY OF JUNE MKT, for furnishing
ra'ions to the United States Marines. At one or
more of the following Stations, from July LIST
1881. TO June 80 b, 1857
Portsmouth: N. h.. Chsrlestown. Mass. Brook
Ign, n. Y. League Island, near Pniladelphie.
Pc. Washington, District of Columbia; sport,
near Norfolk. Va Annapolis. Md. Mare Island.
Cal. and Pensacols, Fla.
Specifications with blank proposals can be OBJ
tanned upon application NJ any OF the Stations
Washington. d. a., and Assistant Quarteru aster
226 South Fourth street. Philadelphia, Pa.
Proposals should be Undo, sed Proposals for
Rations. and addressed to the undersisned.
w. b SLACK,
mig 1aw4w Major and Quartermaster.
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Greenback state conventions were held In
Ohio and Pennsylvania yesterday. The Ohio
convention planted itself upon the prohibition
platform, with the view OF catching the votes
OF the prohibitonIsts. The Pennsylvania con-
vention reached out for Irish votes, by declar.
Ing In support of the land league. Gen. Weaver
turned up at the Pennsylvania convention. and
he, presumably '. is responsible for that part of
the platform which calls for only such volume
of greenbacks as business requires. This is a
decided modification OF the greenback doctrine,
Which has hitherto been In favor OF Unlimited
greenoacks- 1nasnuch as the volume of cur
rency is now abundant for all the wants of
business, the greenback party can, IL they see
lit. protest that they do not want any addi.
tional issue. only $50 delegates were In the
Ohio convention. 1t is about time to write the
epitaph OF the greenback party-killed by the
return OF prosperity.
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IMPROVEMENT ADVERTISE.
MENT NO. 9,
IMPROVEME]

YOU WILL NOTICE AT The BOTTOM OF
THIS ADVERTISEMENT THAT WE AGAIN
SPEAK OF THE SAME GOODS THAT DUB LAST
ADVERTISEMENT CALLED ATTENTION TO
THERE Is NOTHING THAT RUINS WOODEN
GOODS As MUCH AS DUST. 30 ALL OF THEM
HAVE GOT TO GO. WE HAVE PLACED ON A
COUNTER SIXTY BOYS SUITS. (FOR BOYS
THAT WEARLONG PANTs.) AT SIX DOLLARS;
THEY ARE GOOD VALUE. AND AT FOUR
FIFTY THRY ARE VERY CHEAP. ANOTHER
LOT THAT WE THINK WAY BELOW PRICE Is
AN ALI. WOOL TWEED SUIT FOB CHILDREN
THAT SOLD WELL AT FOUR. THAT WE NOW
MARK AT 90; THERE ARE NOT MANY OF
THIS LOT. (ONLY NINETEEN SUITS. Tbs
LOT OF SIX HUNDRED CHILDREN's SUITS
THAT WE MARKED THE C CHOICE OF AT FOUR
DOLLARS has BEEN GREATLY REDUCED;
THEY MAY LAST FEW DAYS YET. AND IF
YOU DO WISH ONE DON'TDELAY 1T. THE so
AND 75 CENT GREY ALPACA JACKETS ARE
NEARLY ALL GONE. WE WANT YOU TO COME
AND SEE THESE GOODS. AND YOU WILL AP-
PROBATE HAVING HOUSE LIKE OURS IN
WASHINGTON.
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LADIES GOODS.
DOUGLASS,

DOUGLASS.
NINIE sTRSET. ST. CLouD Burunrsa
H0slkkY.-A great bargain in MISSES FAV-
90 nte '''NN'
LACts-In great variety. comprising an the now
cities In WASH LACES at lowest prices
COhSkTS-Dver sixty sty &c. Only those peri act
IN cut ehere and finish are Tered our patrons.
UNpFhWEAR Our make Of Underwear needs
no me ton Zach garment is perfect aud prices
IS low as for common goods
1OO LOZ. HEMSTITCHED HANDKEROHIEFG,
at 81. 80 per doz,, worth So.
DOoGIASS'.
jell NINTH STREET
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TO Advertisements Double Sheet.
THE STAR printed during the month Of May
2,392 new advertisements. being the largest
number ever printed In one month In the his
tory OF the paper. The increase for the five
months Of 81 over the corresponding period OF
last year already exceeds 600, that OF May
alone being 2S4. Advertisers will confer a
favor by sending In their orders early for next
Saturdays enlarged edition In order to secure
Insertion and classification.
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DROPOsALS FOB FUEL.

u. &. MARINE CORPS
QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
WAsHISGToN. u. c., May l4th, 1851
Sealed Proposals in duplicate Will be received at
this office until IL O'Clock noon, on THURSDAY
the Esd day OF June next, for supplying Wood and
Coal 10 The United states Marines, at one or more
OF The following stations, from the LIST Jaly 1851,
tooOth OF June, 1882: Portsmouth N. IL. Ohsrlss-
town, Mass Brooklyn, n. Phila 5elphia Pa.
Lea que Island, Pa. Washington, ID. g Annapo-
LIS. Md Gosport near Norfolk. Va. Mare Island,
GAL, snd Pensacola Fla.
Specifications. with blank proposals, can he OBJ
tanned upon application at any of the Stations
named, or at the office Of the Quarterm aster.
WssbiI gion, d. O.. and Assistant Quarter N ter
226 south Attn street, Philadelphia, Pa
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Fuel, and addressed to the undersigned
W. b. SLACK.
m19-law4w RS n and Quartermaster.
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In THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
ii OF NOIIMRIA-

OF COLUMBIA.
Holding Special Term for Orphans Court Bust
ness, May 9th, 1851.
In the matter Of the will OF PATRICK j. RI0R-
DEN. decease6. application for the probate of the
win and for letters of administration with the will
annexed on the estate OF Patrick j. Riorden late
Of the District OF Columbia. has Il is day been
made by Mary Webster OF the District OF Oolum-
bia. All persons Interested hereby Motif d to
appear In this court on FRIDAY. TIE PATH Day
OF JUNE NEXT, AT IL O'CLOCK A. NJ, TO show cause
Why said viii should not be admitted 10 probate.
and why letters Of sdninissrsson, w. W. on, on the
prayed. Provided 2 copy OF this order be pub
ipgton Law Reporter and Evening Star previous
TO the ssid day.
By the Court: y. HAGNkR. Justice
Tef-A. WEBSTER. Register of Wills. jeS-tSt
NVHE CELLULOID TRUSS: that never breefs.
II never Wearl out always clean. and can b
worn W6i1e bathing. q Tor sale Ct
CHAs. FISHKR1.
Oh It'll street northwest.
=, Mr. Sisher devoses her attsntiea 10 the wants OF
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Persons leaving the city for the summer can have
The STAR msied to them. postpaid. for fifty cents
Fer month. and the address changed a. often a
desired.
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BOARDING.
PERSONAL.

MADAM ROSS, the long established, relieble
~ Clairvoysnt and Astrologist gives better sat
professton tells the past present and future des.
tiny gives adyice and assistance on al matters ap-
pertaining to business. love and matrimony Az
IN TRoURL1 GALL. Satisfaction givon or no psy
Combination Rooms. 462 Id street. SbOyo 10 sfreet
northwest. Sn6
w Watchmakef and JeWeler, has renaOved q,
corner Of 7th and + St.. northwest n Orug otor /.
oppoNite y, 3, p. q. oepl3
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THE STAR office is connected with the Telephone
Exchange Advertisements. orders for the paper
by mail and otherwise, news. any informst or
business can be sent day or night free of charge
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I MPR0VEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARB5 OBS

UNITED tTATES ENGINEER OTFICH.
1907 PENNSYLVANIA AVE
WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 9, 1881. J
Sealed Proposals for the improvement OF the fol-
owing Rivers and Harbors viii be received at this
Oflce until II M, on SATURDAY. july 3, 1851,
and opened Immediately thereafter:
washington Harbor, ID c.. Dredging.
2,Georgetown Harbor, d. c., Removal OF fast
rock. - $500
S-Breton Bay, Md. Nomini Creek Va Mount
Eernen Channel. Va. and Neabsco Creek Va
Dredging, Ito be let together.)
4-lork hiver, Va, Dredging.
5-Urbana Greek, Va, Dredging.
6-Totuski River, Vs., Constructing Dixie.
specifications containing detailed information
and blank forms for proposals can be obtained al
this Office. where maps aud plans may be seen
The night to reject any or all proposals is re-
served b. 4. ALBEIT,
1el0G s. Civil agineer.
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SUMMER fHIcEs s;;mnKx pR,cr.,,

NgMR. WASHINGTON,
WI FASHIONABLE
DRESSMAKING AND TRIMMING sTORK.
12lt Penna. ave.
Dresses, Suits, Costumes, Ooaks. 60. made In
superior style at short notice. Ladies can have
Dresses Cut and Basted. and q perfect At guarsn-
teed. ana
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALs FOR MAKING mTS0R REPAIRS
L TO BlTUMINOUS PAKEMENT5.
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON JuEe 9Th. 1SSlN
BY direction Of the Board of COMMITS sioners
Sealed Proposals will be reCeiyed ST this Office until
IL O'Clock m. on MONDAY, June 90 1851 for
making Minor Repairs 10 BituIiLous Pavenents n
the city Of Washington. District Of Columbia for
the year ending june 80, 1882.
klai forms II proposal al specifications can be
ottaLed at tbs Office, together with ell necessary
inform alton relstirg thereso and bids upoa these
forms will alone be considered.
he right is reserved to reject any all bids or
parts OF bids
W ]. TWINING. Maj. of Engineers, U,S..,
jel0-6t Ems ineer Oommi, sioner ID q.
PROPOSALS. FOB MAHOGANY AND WALNUT
OFFICE OF BUILDING FOR STATE. WAR AND NAVY
DEPARTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, DO, June 10, 1881.
EeaIed Proposals for furnishing and delivering
mahogany and Black Walnut Lumber az the site
OF the Building for State, War and Navy Depart
mente, in this city. will be received at this Office
until IL NJ. OF JUNE 24TB, 1881. and opened imme-
diatey thereafter in presence OF bidders.
Specifications, general instructions for bidders
and blank foI ms Of proposal. viii be furnished to
established dealers in hard wood lumber. upon
their proper Application at this Office.
THOS. LINCOLN CASEY,
jel0 ct 1t Col. Corps OF Engineers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

Cocoanuts come in great quantities
to this market, and, like bananas, they
are sold at one-half the price they
brought a few years since, bringing
about $35 per thousand. The cocoa
nut tree is one of the palm family and
grows best in sandy soil near the sea.
A cocoanut stuck into the sand beach
just above high water mark will germ
mate and thrive quite as well as any
where else. The tree reaches a height
of one hundred feet without leaf OF
branch, except the tuft of pinnated
leaves at the top. There nestles the
fruit, which drops when dead ripe, but
for eating and shipping it is gathered
while the husk is green and the meat
not too hard. The tree begins to bear
when eight years old, dropping fifteen
for twenty nuts the first year, but in a
few years after it reaches full bearing
the product then averaging one hun
bred and ifty nuts to the tree. A
"cocoanut walk" or grove, is a mag
nifcent source of income, occupying
often land of no use for any other pur-
pose, and requiring absolutely no care
beyond the original planting. The
West India growers get 81 so per hun.
dred for the nuts just as they come
from the tree, the buyer paying for the
husking and trans portation. Cocoanuts
do extremely well in thick groves. Nc
rule of distance need be observed in
planting them. Most of the cocoanut
in this market come from the West
Indies and Central America. PhiLddel-
,1bj0 preee
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49,
A. L. Stewards Cav Widow

1t has been very truly remarked,
says Saratoga letter, that Mrs. Stew
arts style of dressing has changed
greatly since ten years ago, when she
used to congratulate herself that she
was wealthy enough to afford to dress
with simplicity. Now she wears all
that the most stylish and exacting of
dress-makers could demand ia fabric
and cut, and her toilets are as many as
belle can boast in her first season.
AT this garden party she wore a white
brocaded satin, thick and heavy enough
to stand alone, as our grrndm others
put it. 1t was founced with deep point
lace over plain white satin plaitings,
and the corsage was cut with narrow
V to fit broad collarette of the same
lace. A large cluster of white lilacs
was fastened at one side with dia-
mond buckle, and diamond buckles
were on the sleeves and sashes of the
overskirt Youthful as this toilet was,
it was not unbecoming, for, like her
late husband, Mrs. Stewart looks re-
markedly young for her age, and her
slight, trim figure and auburn hair
would do for woman of forty,
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Smartest Old Man in Maine

Kennebec Journal. Undoubtedly the
smartest old man in Maine is Elihu
Stevens, of Belgrade, whose hair is sill
vered by the frosts of nlnety-two win
ters He was born in the then District
of Maine, in 1889, the year that Wash
ington was inaugurated the first presi-
dent of the United States. The vet
eran has been married three times, but
his wives are now dead. He is the
father of twenty children, fifteen of
whom are now living. He is a large
framed, portly, smooth shaven man,
and is as vigorous as a youth of sixty.
This summer he was in Augusta on a
visit to relatives, and one day walked
out to his sons saw-mill, in Mount
Vernon, distance of eleven miles, in
three hours, and he was not exhausted
by the undertaking either. Perhaps
the secret of the veterans longevity is
that he has always been strictly tenn
perate in all things@votes the republi-
can ticket. and is an earnest and de-
voted Free Will Baptist.
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Granfss Arabian Sfeeds

A curious little story about General
Grants Arabian steeds is told by Mrs.
Hooper. When the horses were deliv-
cred to the American official who was
deputed to represent Gen. Grant he
found that through some hocuspocus OF
the employees of the Sultan's stables
one of the horses selected had been ex-
changed for dismal beast, being lame
and generally unsound Our country
man did not wish to forward so wretch
ed an animal to the United States, vet
Sultan's gift would have been a deadly
insult, and, besides, he had no right to
do anything of the kind; while to find
fault would have been deadlier one.
Finally, a bright idea struck him. The
unsound horse happened to be black, so
he sent for the high and mighty Turk
ish official who had the matter IN
charge, and regretfully informed him
that, though Gen. Grant was enchanted
with the two noble steeds that were ac-
corded him by the magnifcence of the
sultan, he would, unfortunately, be un-
able to use the black one, as horses of
that color were only employed for fun
erals in America, and TO offer or accept
one as a gift was held to be an exceed
ingly bad omen in that country. The
courteous Turk was profuse in civil
ties and apologies, the black horse was
taken away, and a sound and hand
some animal OF another color was sent
in its stead.