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The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-10-15
no Manufacturers and Patentees Of
Closed Tuck Cigars and the Min.
iature Glass Ballot Box
Cigar Box.
Opinions OF the Press.

opinions OF the Press.
from the Sentinel, Trenton, ~. J.)
Inc tobacco and cigar house of Messrs. j. &
Frey is among the most respectable and
[apOnshle in Trenton. Their goods will al.
rvs DO found to be exactly as represented.
(From the Grocer, .Ne,o York;
aessrs. J. & A. Frey's goods are noted for
|4'lr excellence oil manufacture and superior
E@ty OF stock used. Having had an expe-
lsace OF twenty years they can satisfy any
ase from the most tastidious to the most
,anhary 1t is always well to know thar
!, alacturers are competent to judge properly
y 70 The quality OF stock, and have a thorough
~'snt into the details of their business, and
!. s a confidently recommend Messrs. Frey
" I'LL Tho bill in these respects.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-10-15

Meantime, Miss Mirandy Stebbins,
feeling herself overreached in her effort
to be the prominent originator Of the
gift to the parson, and defrauded as to
the supper she had counted SO much
upon, was doing up her corkscrew curls
in anything but sweet frame of mind.
preparatory to the sleep that wouldn't
come at her bidding.
Its outrageous" she Kissed to her.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06

The offices of the District Government
all closed promptly at ten o'clock this morn.
lug to give the employees an opportunity
for attending the services and prayer
meetings in various churches to pray for
the Presidents recovery.
Services were held In accordance with the
proclamation of the Commissioners in diff
ferent churches as follows; Tho services at
the Hebrew Temple this morning in respect
to President Garfield were brief, but solemn
and impressive. The sermon was delivered
by Rabbi Louis Stern, in which he paid a
beautiful and touching tribute to the
wounded President and his noble wife.
Psalms and prayers-the usual Liturgy OF
the Hebrew church for the sick-followed,
and special prayers for the recovery of the
President by the rabbi and Mr.. Lewis
Abrams followed.
There was large attendance Of the most
prominent Israelites of this city, George
town and Uniontown. Among the congre-
CATION in attendance were Mr.. A. S. Solo
mons and family, Mr.. Adler and family,
Messrs. Louis Heilbrun and family, Louis
Rosenberg and wife, N. +. Meyer and fam
lily, S. Heller and family w. Nordlinger,
Nathan Blum, Louis OsenOuer Messrs. Sal
beiber and Rich, Messrs. H. Strauss and ii.
s. Sommers, of Georgetown, and many
others.
Services We're held in all of the Catholic
ssnl., =
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
Theatre Co,niaue

The Theatre Comique this week presents
tho finest combination of variety, fun and
burlesquc ever.witnessed In the District Of
Columbia. The house last night evidenced
that the people Of our city know good
thing when they see 1t, as an immense audi
ence filled the auditorium, and from the ris.
ing of the curtain until its close applause and
laughter rung from the highly appreciative
and enthusiastic audience. Harry Miners
comedy consolidation is immense. It con-
sists of four consolidated shows, each one
gem in itself. The names of the artists
all specialties-are sufficient to give one
an idea Of their excellence. Murphy and
Mack, Shannon and Murphy Cool Burgess,
Miss Carrie Swain, the Little Four,
the Brennans, Vatican, the Jeromes and
Others, making bill remarkable for excel
lence. Miss Swain is especially popular,
and remembered here as the ieleorapi
Boy in " The Tourists" Cool Burgess
keeps the house in continuous roar of
laughter by his eccentricities. The Jug
Cling is marvellously skillful, the Little
-Four superb, and the concluding piece,
Mnrphy's Dream, is the finest, funniest
specimen Of variety comedy on the stage.
BY all means see the Harry Miner CONSOLE
dalton.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

Messrs. Green & Wise sold large amount
of valuable city real estate to-day.
A gospel temperance meeting was held in
the hall Of the Alexandria Reform Club
last night which was very largely at
tended.
The clerk of the city school board yester-
day issued 236 permits to boys and 1876 to
girls for entrance into the public schools.
Mr.. Julian Il. Burk, of this city, has been
appointed an aid to the governor, with the
rank of colonel, for the Yorktown Centen-
NAL celebration.
The Game Protective Association met
last night and perfected arrangements for
the annual game dinner to be held at Fort
Foote on next Wednesday,
Among the arrivals at the Mansion House
to-day are III. Il. Dickinson, Richmond
John S. McElwer, New York II. B. Reeve,
New York; S. II. Morehead, Va.
The address of Mayor Beckham, of this
city, together with the department reports
for the fiscal year ending May 81, 1881, the
latter compiled by Auditor i. l.. Brockett,
is published in handsome pamphlet form.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
Current numors in wall street.

Special Dispatch to the EVENING CRITIC.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The improved tone
of the stock market at the close last night
was regarded by many as indicative of an
other upward turn in quotations to-day.
Some of the largest and shrewdest room
traders and their friends say that although
many shorts have covered up the general
outlook has certainly improved within
twenty-four hours, and the bulls intimate
that something may devotion from SARATOGA
to-day or tomorrow of an important char.
acter in the Trunk line affairs and ON this
there was good buying of New York Can
trail yesterday. A wager was; made II, ~
Long Room yesterday Of $1,000 ,hot 81
! Paul common would scll at ,oo tassvo ~, ~
I1f0. nH Dln blnoh. l = ~ N'>, ~
Tho st. Paul j,o;,rood ,cso,,,o doc,oro that
tbe newt renort os tb;s cp,n,,a,,v viii shn,v
that fbe carn;nas NJ tI;s rod fro,, III a
transportation az wheat Amounts 70 1ass
than per cent. Of the gross rcceints The
present buvino of Mi tbe granoeys IL claimed
10 be excellent. and poinfs arc given ont 70
Inv them ali FIR n 10 nor cent rise : S1so
Northern Pacific nrcferred Jersey 9 Central trail
Union Pacific Chicaon 4 Alton and Illinois
Central :
The large and confident buvine in the
market herc and In TonJon ~ four and
fnnr'amd ho.b nav cont ro ~ hom d
bv nrominent han ers ;s said 70 bc fu,lv In
accordance with nr;vote WASHINGTON
adyices. stating that The Secrctarv of tho
Treasury is sure Mt n very early dev TO give
official notice of the pronosed purchase Df n
very large amount Of these securities. and
probably also of the extended IS and IS, and
he will thus put into circulation portion
of his three hundred millions cash balances.
One of the receivers of the Reading Rail-
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
PERSONAL.

PROF. VENNoR is registered at tho
Arlington.
MEssRs. Z. Common and Frank Jones, of
this city,Ger registered yesterday in Balti.
more
REV. GEORGE l. STRONG, formerly pro.
fessor Of Chemistry at Georgetown College,
Is slowly recovering from severe attack of
pleuro-pneumonia in Boston.
MIR. PEDDRrcK, of this city, at the re-
cent amateur theatricals at Greenbricr
White Sulphur Springs, won extensive
praise by his admirable acting.
DIR. II. l.. BovEE, proprietor Turkish
baths, has gone to New York and Boston
to visit the baths in these cities preparatory
to building new bath opposite the Riggs
House.
IN FREDERICK, ND, ON account of the
drought, water is so scarce that society of
men has been formed, who pledge them
selves to drink nothing except beer, in order
that women and children can have water
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06

In the case of Eugene Il. La Porto VS..
Emma La Porte for divorce, the answer to
the cross bill was filed to-day. She charges
That her husband, on or about the 9Th of
October, 1878, and for a long time preceding.
was drunken and worthless. cruel and
abusive and that she and her four little
children were left utterly destitute and
without food or raimant by the said Eugene
IL. La Porte. Furthermore, the respondent
says that she was frequently obliged to va
cate houses with her children because of
the failure of the complainant to pay the
rent therefor. The respondent claims that,
after the long years ofpain she has endured
from the abuse her husband has showered
upon her, she is entitled to separation
from him
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
The Critic I'm Georgesown.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
About People and Things In WASH
fngtOn.


vEERmorr, the paper-hanger, at DIG Sew
enth street.
ELLEN CLANCY, destitute old white
woman, was sent to the hospital to-day.
SIxTY-sIx ARRESTS were made by the
police during the twenty-four hours ending
ut 3 n. m.
ANN FURLoNG and Mary A. Downey
were each fined So by Judge Smell to-day
for fighting in the public street.
THE order closing the Departments to-
day was not received until half.past o.
Most OF the clerks worked up to 10.
This morning Willis Kcarncy was ar
raigned before Judge Smell charged with
trespassing on the Smithsonian park and
was fined SO.
WIN. RANDOLPH and VIM. Thompson.
colored, were to-day sent TO Jail for thirty
days for the larceny of two hats from the
store of VIM. Scott.
THE passengers from Leesburg due here
at 325 p. m. yesterday were delayed four
hours by the engine jumping the track at
Arlington Station.
WIN. STEWART and Mary Burns were
fined 50 and costs by Judge Smell to-day for
raising " Old Harry in the county, within
the corporation limits.
Puck for the current week, an excellent
number, was received to-day from AL.
Thomson, jr., dealer in newspapers, cigars
and tobacco, No. 5G1 Ninth street north
west.
CHARLES CURTIS, a colorcd rough, was
today before Judge Smell for an assault
upon George s. Wheeler on c street, near
Thirteenth. II was in evidence that the
accused fought the officers from the time
they arrested him, and that three pair of
"nippers" were broken before he was
landed in the station-house. Fined 500 or
sixty days.
Go TO VEERHoFr's for your velvet
frames
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
Yorktown Notes.

Massachusetts,, In addition to the troops
already reported, will send the Ninth Regi-
ment. $50 men, Of Massachusetts, volun-
teers, Col. Strachan, commanding. New
Jersey will send q battalion of militia, num-
boring 500. The governor and his staff, and
number Of State officials will accompany
tho soldiers, Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee this
morning made requisition for quarters for
his command The Connecticut militia.
who will attend the Centennial, have mott.
fled Col. Corbin that they propose extending
their trip to Charleston, s, C.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
A Chance for Unmarried Persons,

To-day there was filed in the office of the
Recorder of Deeds a certificate of incorpora.
ton Of the National Capital Mutual Bene.
fetal Association for Unmarried Persons -
The capital stock Of the company is 81 100,
divided into LOO shares The directors
named are Robert d. Mitchell, Edward w.
Whitaker and A. A.. slissler, of the Dis
trict, and John II. Derr, John A. Baker,
George f. Rheinhand, J. Frank Behuer, p.
H. Rheinhard and Ezra Ross, of Pennsylya-
mia. The object of the association shall he
to provide substantial aid to holders of
certificates of said company who con-
template marriage, to be paid to such per-
son after contamination Of marriage or af.
ter Il term of vears
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
THE PRESIDENT
The Presidents Condition and How
lie Was Received.

He Was Received.
Special Dispatch TO THEi cRIrfc.
LoNo BRANCH, MI, Sept. G.--qcneral
Arnold, who is ut Elbcron Cottage, says
The President arrived with pulse, tenn
pcraturc and respiration the same as when
he left Washington. All the other symp-
toms are better than when he left. There
is large crowd here and great excitement.
The cottage is surrounded with carriages.
The crowd Is very orderly and discreet.
There have been 10 undue demonstrations,
but the fervent hope is expressed that all
would be well. 1t looks as though no draw
back will result on account of the trip"
A. J. G.
Refreshed.
Special to TIE CRITIC.
Long BRANCH, Sept. Go p. m.-The
President has just received sponge bath
and feels much refreshed.
The average running time of the train
was forty miles an hour.
Almost Forty Miles nm Hour.
ELBERoN, n. j., Sept. 6.-The distance
from Washington, 225 miles, was made in
$50 minutes, being small fraction less
than forty miles an hour, or about up to
the time promised. No West-bound train
passed in motion. The doctors said on
their arrival that the President, instead of
being injured by the trip, was really in
better condition than when he started.
The Record of the Case.
In view of the Presidents departure
from Washington the following table, show
ing the fuctuation in pulse, temperature
and respiration while in Washington, will
be of interest:
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
Assault on a Washington Boy.

Information was received here this morn.
ing that Edison Briggs son of Mrs. Briggs
(Olivia), who is now residing in Texas, had
been fearfully beaten by number of out
laws and left for dead. Young Briggs and
young man named Caldwell left here
several months since to engage in the cattle
trade in Texas. They established rancho
and were doing considerable business.
The information concerning the attack is
very meagre at this time, but from what
could be learned, it seems that Caldwell left
Briggs to go ON journey for day or two,
and in his absence q large number of cow,
boys, for what reason cannot be learned.
called at the rancho and took Briggs out,
tied up and beat him in a frightful manner
and left him for dead Mrs. Briggs is very
apprehensive that her son has been worse
dealt with than the account would seem to
convey.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
The Coming Regatta.

The Ewrckas, of Newark, N. j., arrived
last night and are quartered at the Airing.
ton. Messrs. Sutton, of New Jersey,
Antonious, of Montreal, and Rodgers, OF
New York, single-sculicrs, arrived this
morning, aud are also guests at the Airing
ton. The Cnscents, of Philadelphia, are
expected in this afternoon. The Fair
mount Club, OF Philadelphia. and Pappert.
the single-seuller, of Wheeling, w. Va,
arrived on the New York train this morn.
ing. The Middlesex crew, OF Cambridge.
port, Mass, will arrive to-day.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06

Stephen A. Bailey and Benetta A. Bean,
Montgomery County, Md.
William N. Foster, Of Baltimore County,
Nd, and Amanda Vance, of Hyattsvilie,
Prince George County, Md.
Robert Alcorn and Lizzie AlcorD, of How
ard County, Nd
Lawrence Lloyd, of Luzerne County, Pa,
and Fannie Dickerson, of Fort Washington,
Md
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
The Late French elections.

: PARIS, Sept. 6.-The final returns Of the
general election in France and its colonies
are now all received. They give the repub-
licans $50 members, while the combined
Bonapartist and Monarchist parties have
only SO members
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
. military Activity i'm Europe.

PARIS, Sept. 6.--There is extraordinary
activity in military stations on both side
of the Alps. The Italians and French are
strengthening their respective Notifications
and building new ones on their Alpine ter.
ritory. A great number of French troops
are ordered to prepare to go to Africa to
reinforce the French army. '
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
Sporting Notes.

Wallace Ross says if Hanlan will ac-
cept the English Crickcters' offer to 10 to
Australia he will go also.
Baseball games were played yesterday
rs follows; Al Bufalo-Bufialoes, @ De-
troits, 3. At Observation-Disclosures, ID !;
Clevelands, s. At New York--Atlantics
IL Metropoltans, s. At Boston-Worcos-
tors @; Bostons, 2
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
The Afghauistau TroubIes.

LONDON, Sept. GA dispatch from Call
cutta states that serious engagement be-
tween the troops Of Ayoob Khan and the
Ameer under the walls of Candahar, is ex-
pected to take place. y N'
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
The Prisoners I'm IrcIau.I.

LONDON, Sept. 6.-The government, in
accordance with the vote Of Parliament,
has prepared list Of names and offences
under the Coercion act, and the prisoners
in Ireland. The total is It's. 1t is believed
that the lord-lieutenant will he ordered to
discharge them all. lii Hfl
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06

Mary Rollins died very suddenly at her
home ON New Jersey avenue, while sitting
in chair. The Coroner has been notified
and will view the remains some time this
afternoon. 1t is generally supposed that
nervous debility, together with the heat,
was the cause of death.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
FINANCIAL, 4.

TO-slay's stock Quotations. ~
The following observations of the trans.
actions in the financial market to-day, to.
gether with opening and closing quotations
are furnished by the banking house of H.
d. Cooke, Jr.. & Co., 1929 f street. Washing.
to,,N n. n.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06

ANOTHER of the popular excursions to
Luray Caves will be given by the same
management on the Goth inst, on which &C.
casion tho caves will be illuminated by a
strong electric 'ight
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06

LONDON, Sept. CA dispatch from Ath.
ems says the Greek rising throughout the
Island of Crete is spreading. NJ ffr ~
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06
Equity Court.

The September term of the Equity Court
convened to-day, Judge Wylie on the
bench, and business was transacted as fol-
lows: Fowler VS.. Dick auditors report
confirmed. Power VS.. Power; reference to
auditor ordered. McAuley VS.. McAuley |;
sale ordered and VIM. A. Woodward an.
pointed trustee. Steptoe VS.. Steptoc; final
ratification of sale ordered. Leonard vs..
johnson sale finally ratified and auditors
report confirmed. Stewart VS.. Lord motion
to quash subpoena Overruled. Connolly VS..
Connolly, and Mosher Vs. Mosher; sales
finally ratified. Frazier VS.. heirs of Fra
zier; auditors report finally ratified. Barnes
VS.. Lowell II. X. Elliott appointed trustee
in place of Hunt. Thompson vs. Thomp.
son; reference to John N. Oliver to take
testimony, &C., ratified. Shehan VS.. Shehan;
sale finally ratified and cause referred to
auditor. Doyle VS.. Giddings; security for
costs ordered and decree pro confesso set
aside. Stamp vs.. Ballock injunction
granted and time to take proof limited.
Miller VS.. Hopkins; auditors report con-
frmed. Davidson vs. Simpson same. Har-
vey VS.. Hinton ct al; pro confesso against
all the defendants. Morrow VS.. Englc;
same. Skinner vs.. Skinner; c0ndemna.
ton of credits in hands of garnishee.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-06

VICTORIA DoDsoN aud Sophia Coleman,
two damsels as black rs coal mine, were
to-day before Judge Smell charged with an
ifff nn the street Fined IS each.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-07-06
TWO HUNDRED CRICKETS.

A Young Lady Artists Mania for Capturing
the Musical Insets.
From the New York Times
Last evening reporter Of the Times wentup
town bearing . card, which, excepting the full
name and address of the sender, was as follows:
You are respectfully invited to attend cricket
concert on Friday night at the studio Of --, any
time most convenient to you, between the hours Of
2 and 10 with friend. II you cannot come, send
representative. Very respectfully,
LUCILLE
Don't ring. Second floor. Crickets in full song
The reporter fancied that he was to attend .
full-dress entertainment Of an extraordinary
kind. the Crickets being an association Of
young people of both sexes in gorgeous array.
When he arrived at the house he did not ring,
but boldly opened the door and found himself
in darkness. Remembering that he must
two flights of stairs and discovered door. a
knock attracted the attention of q prepos-
sessing young woman, who was becomingly
alfred in q lawn costume. The reporter
entered, and instead Of meeting an association
of young people of both sexes in gorgeous ar
other reporters, who were as much mystified
rs himself. The hostess, who proved to be .
crayon artist and who pointed with pride to
portraits of William Cullen Bryant DR.. John
Hall, Charles Sumner and others which she
had drawn, and which hung on the walls,
pulled aside q screen and permitted her
visitors to see the singers-2OO crickets in q
wirework house, filed with ferns and shells,
which she called a ''ferney." The constant
rubbing of the wings of these insects, pro-
ducing the sounds so familiar to thousands
everywhere, seemed to be the finest music to
her ears. She admitted at once that she had
q mania for capturing crickets. For nearly
ten years. in Massachusetts and in the Cats
kills. or wherever she heard them, she invol-
UNFAIRLY sought them out and took them to her
..'ferney" She has watched their breed
ing, growth and death, and has per-
mitted them to crawl on her arms
and shoulders She thinks that life would be
unbearable to her without the chirping of the
cricket Through reading Dickens story of
the Cricket on the Hearth, she became infatu-
ated with crickets. She says that she has twice
suffered the agonies of sun stroke through her
search for crickets She expects to be able to
train them, as feas have been trained, to act
like soldiers, but the great drawback is, that
crickets are short lived. While she was talk
ing large Maltese cat sat cycling the stferney,''
and she said, 81 occasionally give him two or
three crickets to eat to keep him in good
humor."
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-07-06
Civilization in Colorado.

Down in Colorado they recently had ball
at which four women were present There was
great rejoicing. The editor of the nearest pa
per said: ''We have entered upon new era y
Previously the Pinalites had never had any
thing but stag dances. THIS enthusiasm of the
people of Pinal is>a reminder of early days in
these mines. Quite sensation was created on
Gold Canon, at Silver City, when q family
boasting two girls settled there The first time
they stretched their .clothes-line on the banks
of the canon and hung ont their washing, every
man at work in the neighborhood dropped his
shovel and stood spell bound. 'sWell, we'll,
this is clvilization!" was the cry all up and
down the canon, The boys were so modest
that in passing to and from their meals they
made q circuit of about half mile in the hills
to get round the house of the new family.
Said these thoughtful miners: sThey have no
other place whore they can stretch their
clothes-line and it is not right for us to 60 by
there when there is anything on it"