Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-11

over me according TO the rules and articles of
war.
The disparaging and inappropriate epfthets
IN allus.on to the soldiers OF the regular army
d used In the open letter addressed to General
Hazen, copy Of which was published In THs
STAR OF the 9th inst. VIII avail them nothing
l he General Is authorized TO decide whether
the men under his command are gentlemen or
soldiers, and judging from his past method OF
dlSclpllIe. our few months viii elapSe under
his administration as chief OF the corps until
his men viii proudly attire themselves In tue
gaIo which they now term Livery OF Drunk
ards ard shake hands with their brother
soldiers: whom they now term "Fugittves from
Justice F. D.
The Dangers Of the SchuetZen Park
Rifle Practice.
hdtt0f NGr:-The account published yestGr-
day OF g fatal accident caused by the practice
OF firing at mark. is calculated to alarm
every person who passes into the Soldiers Home
by The lower entrance. which is In the linz OF
IRE from the Schue;zen Park, protected Indeed
by brick wall Intervening. but exposed to ac.
cldent from careless shooting or handling OF
the rifles there used In the interest OF the
security OF human life the attention OF the
d. G.. authorities and those OF the S2nuetzen
Park is called to 10 this subject. EQ.
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CAPTURE or RoBBER.-Tuesday night an es-
capped penitent!ary convict named Henry Allen
(coiored) attempted TO enter the residence OF
Capt. Cussons, On the mountain road, about ten
miles from Richmond, but was caught In the
house and was making an effort to cut through
the roof. when Capt. CusSOns captured him
he was brought Goan on the accommodation
train on the Richmond FREDERICKSBURG and
Potomac railroad yesterday morning and turned
over TO the police-Rtchm0nd Wing, 10l.
THE New Orleans PjCaY7l,se demands the SUD.
preston OF the ''nigger shooter which. il ex-
plains. is hurlef OF small missiles, aud is con
sfructed Of a curved bit OF wood and an India
rubber string. on the principle OF a bow aud
arrow. IN the hands OF a reprobate small boy
1t Is easy 10 imagine the torment such an IN
strument Is likely to become A son OF prom
melt New Orleans doctor lately lost an eye
and an infant very narrowly escaped death py
means OF this fascinating toy.
JOE EMMETT II GREAT TRorsLE.-A telegram
from New Orleans. February o. says:-Man-
sSer BidWtl1 has sued Emmett for 81 900 for
failure TO play at the Academy OF Music last
known TO the audience last night, Emmet
would have been 'nobbed ny the Disappointed
audience had they been able to get at hin. lie
was escorted from The theater to q closed car
rage by squad OF policemen and drtyen rap
idly away. report was current that ne had
got sober enough to play to night, but ne was
assured ne would be rotten egged II he attelnpt-
ed 1t, and Manager BidWell. fearing there would
pe d fio1, refused 70 open hts theater.
jim ECCHANASs EsCArE-Jim Buchanan. a
miner at Red Cliff, had narrow escape from
death by a snow slide last saturday. He was
StaIdlng Oh the toll road on the steep slope OF
4
lance of. shouted to him that 4 snow Slide mas
coming. buchanan Instantly threw himsnr
ljt' III The road. and an immense avalanche OF
snow rushed over iiiin, catching him 10 a. he
wind would 1 dead Leaf. and hurled litn down
the mountain side. lie. was carried s.syerai
hundred feet and lodged against stump. ana
10 shls ne owes his HE. Tie SLOW passed on
Gown the mountain and poured itself IL j vast
cataract ever The great CGUoG walls tnr0@rf
which Eagle river PUSHES hundreds OF fee ~
low. Had Buchanan NOT caught on the s:i,.co
- n y al
on the icy breast or the river and buried IN i.r
tons Oh sno|-L~"""jt'9 D9,o"7'oi.
STRCCE DUNE WHILE TALXINoi.-A most sin
guar case CT sudden Suspension u The power
of sleeeh IS reported yesterday. capt. Nm. {;
}oWlcT. an Old and wen Known Dlot, AGED -
years. member OF the board Of pilots. was on
his way 10 the steamer Ftnsuung which Was
Il lng 81 elevator A, ar Locust Point, J. s
Evans, another pilot. was with him at the time,
ana the TWO were engaged in conversation
when captain Fowler. ia the midst OF q sen
renee, stopped abruptly. His friend noticed
mat something was The matter and questioned
NM capt. Fowler made Violet efforts 10
speak, which were painful to see. He was un.
aDle 10 utter word. He returned TO his rpsi-
dence on North Caroline street, and medical
ATTENDANCE WaS summoned. The doctor was
nov ever, unable 10 giGe q more exact diagnosis
or his case than that the power OF speech was
suspended from some remarkable Cause.-Btif0
DAMAGE FROM Ice FREsHETs. - The warm
DelaWare river and at some places It has
broken up. Fears are entertained OF gorges at
various points, by which terrible destruction CT
property would enSue. The Monongahela river
at Pittsburg rose rapidly yesterday morning,
ana damaged the coal wLaryes 10 the extent Of
$ih,6t". Great damage 10 railroad bridges IS
reported from Ohio and Indiana aud fears are
entertained or destruction along the Schuyl-
xii, which was rising rapidly last night.
COLOR WAR II VIRGINIA COURT RoGM.-..t
ulai In a justices court at Museville, PiCtsyl-
yahla county, Va, last saturday, colOred man
GENE abusive, and attempted violence to the
whites In court. Another Colored man became
involved IN the quarrel, aud With stick OF
His first victim was &c. Arthur, whom he fellei
TO the ground. aud tie next Major w. II. sur
TeH. whose left arm was shattered, ard Chris
keIdIlck, whose hand WAS broken in trying 70
skull was broken. and after lingering until
sunday morning he died. The colored men
mace theif escape, ard went TO their club In the
neighborbood. known as the True Friends
cruz The brotherhood resolved not TO allow
the men to be arrested, and accordingly held an
all night session, marching through the streets
part OF the time, with the murderer heating a
drum at their head. A posse OF twelve men wen
armed, was organized, and managed TO secure
ne arrest ,,, OF the GnpIlLs without further
scnene 10 rescue the prisoners on the way TO
jail, put the Officers getting intim2tion OF this
placed Them Them Under guard or ten men. who
3,
brought them safely 10 the county ian, The
persons present say IL was most unprOvked ana
brutal assault, ana after the murderer and his
accompllce were arrested it was with great dff-
Ilcuity that the enraged citizens could be pre-
vented from lynchlng them on the spot.
TIE NEW JERSEY CENTRAL AND THE VEST
Cleveland, ONO. special TO the New York
Efe1iHy Commercial says there Is reason to be-
neve that the rumofs are we'll founded that the
New Jersey Central railroad intends to estaO-
ltsh connection with lines IN Pennsylvania Sy
which II will become part Of through rome
TO ard from the west, as the Erie and United
roads OF New Jersey are now. Ii adds that THE
New Jersey Central road Will ere long have
through communication to the great west. in
addition 20 It's present traffic through The Bal
timore and Ohio railroad and the Erie Indeed
II is rumored that the parties who are to M AXE
the connection between the Jersey Central and
the western roads are now engaged In com
pletipg the arrangements. surveys having been
made"
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF RESUSCIT ATOM
John Wilson, who some time since was reported
es being buried alive by a snow Slide near
Chalk Ranch. In Colorado, was rescued and re-