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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-20
The Death of President TAYLOR.

The following is an article. which appeared in
city newspaper. ON the morning of July 9. 1850
under the caption of 1.-THE Presidents Health: >
1t being generally known that President
Taylor had been much indsposed for two OF
three days past, great anxiety was excited yes
terday by information. which spread through the
city. that his illness had assumed very serious
and critical aspect This was really the case, we
learn, during the greater part of the day. In
the afternoon, however, the symptoms became
less menacing. His illness commenced on
Friday last, with an attack of cholera morbus,
which appeared to yield to medical treatment.
but it afterwards assumed different and more
threatening type.
The following bulletin indicates his condition
at ten o'clock last night:
THE President is labOring under a billions re-
mittent fever. following an attack of severe
cholera mOrbus, and is considered by his phys
leans seriously Ill. July 9Th, 10 pm"
THE CABINET NOTIFY Mr.. FILLMORE OF THE
DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT
The President died the evening of SUNDAY,
and the following official notice was sent to his
successor:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, !
WASHINGTON, July 9. 1850.
MaUdrd Fillmore, President of the United States:
&'-:-The melancholy and most painful duty
dev0lves on us to announce 10 you that Zachary
Taylor, late President of the United States is no
more. He died at the Presidents Mansion this
evening at half-past ten o'clock. We have the
honor to be, very respectfully, your Obedient
servants,
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON. Secy of State.
w. NJ. MEREDITH. Sec'y Of the Treasury.
7. EWING, Sec'y of the Interior
GEO. w. CRAWFORD, Sec'y of War.
VIM. BALLARD PRESTON, Sec'y OF the Navy.
J. COLLAMER. Postmaster General.
REyERDY JOHNSON, Attorney General.
MR. FIII.MoRE's REPLY.
WASHINGTON, July 9, 1850.
tn fho Hon Zoh,a H. CIQVOfa, Secret0tu of
State etc.:
GenNmen:-I have Just received your note
conveying the melancholy and painful intel
ligence of the decease of Zachary Taylor late
President of the United States. have no Ian
guage to express the emotions of my heart.
The shock is SO sudden and unexpected that
am overwhelmed with grief shall avail my
self of the earliest moment to communicate the
sad intelligence to Congress, and shall appoint
q time and place for taking the oath of Office
prescribed to the President Of the United States.
You are requested to be present and witness the
ceremony. Respectfully, yours.
WILLARD FILLMORE
Mr.. FILLMORE RESIGNS THE PRESIDENCY or THE
WASHINGTON. July 10, 1850
To the Senate of the United States:
In consequence of the lamented death OF
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24

To grade and gravel first alley south of
Seventh street.
An ordinance providing for the construc-
ton of sewer from the corner of Washing.
ton and New Jersey streets to the Female Re
formatory.
An ordinance providing for special sewer
tax for the year 1882
An ordinance regulating the construction
of buildings for the better protection of
human life in case of fire and providing for
the appointment of building inspector.
An ordinance providing for TIE reorganiza-
! ton of the city official Boards.
HOSPITAL STAFF.
Councilman Bryce submitted lengthy
communication in regard to the selection of
the Hospital staff which Endorsed superin-
tendent Wishard's action in the premises.
He vigorously protested against the re-
organization as demanded by the new
school, physicians. A motion to recede
from former action on the question was
carried. Ayes. IL; nays. 4. aL40
The Committee on
STREETS AND ALLEYS
| reported in favor of widening and extend
ing Dillon street from Cedar TO Meek, and a
resolution to this effect was adopted.
The same action was had in relation TO
Cruise street from Meek north to the Mich
igan Road.
TAX FERRKTING.
b. +. Riley's proposition to ferret out tax
able property that has not been listed for
city taxation was referred to The judiciary
Committee.
CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS.
Mayor Grubbs, in compliance TO a resolu-
ton, announced the appointment of Coun-
| cilmen George Weaver and Edward H. Dean
as Market House and City Hall Commission
ers.
| A resol ution- offered by Councilman Pear
| son providing for the sale of the Tomlinson
| estate for $27 200, provoked lengthy dis
cussion, engaged In by Messrs. Bryce, Thai
man and Pearson. 1t was lost by vote of
| IL to Z
A motion instructing the City Attorney to
prepare an ordinance repeating the ordi-
nance providing for Wood Measurer al the
| East Market was carried.
| Quite lengthy discussion was engaged in
over a resolution of Mr.. Prichard's regulat-
| ing the sale of stands on the East Market.
The matter was finally referred TO the Com
mittee on Markets.
ANNEXATION.
| petition for the annexation of certain
| territory to the corporate limits of the CITY
was referred to the City Attorney and Jn-
dietary Committee.
| A motion was carried that when the Coun-
Gil adjourn II adjourn until Tuesday night
| a week
The rules were suspended and the regular
salary appropriation ordinance was passed.
Board adjourned.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24
Color Line i'm Maryland.

Baltimore Herald.) .4#l sut
The colored Republicans of Maryland
have been for some time considerably
exercised over the fact that they cast
over 40, 900 votes and get only th;rty-one
mental and poorly-paid positions.
While the white Republicans cast only
%, 900 or 80, 900 votes and yet get near
ly seventeen hundred offices, many of
them high salaried ones. They o.sclaim
wishing to draw the color line, but claim
that, when equal in capacity and char
acter, colored men should not be debarr-
ed from all except pOorly-paid mental
positions. They have represented to
Mr.. Arthur and the Secretary of the
Treasury that they would like to see one
colored man in a good position in Mary
land, and both the President and the
Secretary of the Treasury have respond
ed that they do not consider the request
unreasonable or extreme. The colOred
voters seem to be generally in favor of
having DIR. Brown, an intelligent and
respectable colored man, made survey
or of the port. He, in fitness for the po-
sition and manners, is certainly not in
ferior to the white Republicans who as
pire to the same position. Col. Gilpin,
Mr.. NALL, DR.. Wilmer and others who
have been named are certainly worthy
and honorable gentlemen, who would
faithfully discharge the duties of the
surveyorship, but not one of them has
forty thousand voters claiming that his
appointment will be a recognition of
their manhood and of their fealty to the
Republican party.
The above is relatively true in many
if not in all of the states in the Union,
our own Indiana not excepted.
The demand of the colored people OF
Maryland as the President is reported to
have said to colored delegation, is Ger.
tainly very modest. No class of peo-
pie in the land have practiced such mod.
esty and self abnegation in the matter
of office seeking as the colored people.
They are every where making up their
! minds however to demand reasonable
recognition from the men elevated to
power by their votes and, if need be, tc
enforce the demand by all the means
in their power. The appointment Of
DR.. Brown to the surveyorship of the
port of Baltimore would be deserved
compliment to one of the most genial
and cultured gentlemen of the monu
mental city. The Doctor was a dele
gate to the Chicago convention and was
unanimously chosen as one of the vice
presidents by his delegation.
He is in every way well fitted for the
position and his appointment will be a
deserved recognition of the colored vo.
tiers of Maryland. 7'.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24
A LITTLE QUEER.
Lottie EarPs Marriage From a House of
Bad Repute.

Lottie EarPs Marriage From a House of
Bad Repute.
An Evansville dispatch says: Some
eight months ago there came to this city a
young woman from Louisville, whose at
tractive appearance caused no little compli-
mentary comment on the steamer down the
river. She was rather petite in figure, with
a pretty face, a classical neck and head, sur
mounted by rich mass of beautiful blonde
hair She was elegantly dressed, and the
hackman whom she approached was not a
little shocked at her asking to be driven to
maison de joie on Third avenue. She was
accepted as boarder and assigned rooms,
giving her name as Lottie Earl. She became
quite a favorite with those who frequent
such places, counting her friends by the
score. She seems to have been quite modest
and retiring, which created little stir outside
of her somewhat circumscribed sphere.
On last Thursday finely dressed, aIisto-
cratic looking young gentleman arrived on
the Grey Eagle from Louisville. He at once
fastened to the above named house, and met
Miss LOttie for the first time since last July,
when she was up to Louisville to attend the
races. During the afternoon he in all hon
esty made proposal of marriage to her. At
first she was doubtful of his attentions, but
after supper he returned, renewing his i'm
portuning. She told him if in earnest she
would marry him; and, taking her at her
word before she might cha nge her mind, he
hailed hack. The pair. getting in, were
whirled to the Little Lottie restaurant. He
then procured a license, the parties ad-
journed to Squire Days Office and were
married.
To-day reporter, learning of the mar
riage, visited the clerks Office, but could not
find duplicate license, nor would the
Justice give it away; but from friend the
real names of the contracting parties were
learned to be Theodore B. Mcbride and
Agnes McGovern. Learning where the par
ties were quartered, the reporter fastened
thither to interview the lady. She said she
was born in Cincinnati, and educated in st.
Xavier Catholic School, on Broadway. She
was bright favorite among her schoolmates
and teachers. Her father was business
man of good standing Being handsome,
vivacious, and susceptible, at an early
age she became the victim of
some designing scoundrel To hide
obtain some honorable employment; but
being a stranger, without recommendation
or experience, she was forced to resort to the
course in which we find her. Soon after ar
irving in Louisville she met Mr.. Mcbride, a
promising young business man connected
with his fathers hardware establishment on
Third street. They became enamored of
each other, being lovers during her stay in
that city. Some one having enjoined Sc
crecy on our local officials, on informing
Mrs. Mcbride she said she did not want the
marriage kept secret. The parties left for
Chicago tonight, and will shortly return to
Louisville.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.

The COuncil met in regular session Monday
night with Mayor Grubbs in the Chair The
absentees were Messrs. Cowie, Dean, Hart
man, Stout and Ward. Several petitions for
certain necessary street Improvements were
properly referred. -A.r SID
THE CITY ENGINEER sHa
reported the following estimates, which
were allowed: h
Richard Carr, se4l. 90; Henry C. Roney,
$S1445; Samuel Keers & Co., $1,645. "a; #.
L. Spaulding, $3.50. 81; John Schier SITS so;
& Co., 1886 OF; Fred R:chber, $356.S2.
Mr.. Morrison introduced resolu-
ton calling for Conference Com
mittee to consider the extension of lines for
the North Meridian street improvement
which was passed, and Messrs, Morrison
Pritchard and Thalman were appointed as
such Committee. - -
- PUBLIC SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
A communication from the Board of
Health, advocating the erection of public
slaughter house as the remedy against the
sale of unwholesome meat in the city, was
read and referred to the Committee ON Mar
kets and the City Attorney e.tsl So -
= The Board of Health reported sixty-four
deaths during the first half of this month
A bill in favor of C. c. Koerner for 1925
damages to his horse and buggy, sustained
by collision with hose reel No. 5, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Accounts and
Claims. a HiF' go ssl -. -eit
The Committee on Markets reported, re-
commencing that the sanitary policeman
engaged in inspecting meat on the East
Market be retained. Concurrred in. -
An ordinance for the protection of travel
ers, at the Union Depot, was unanimously
passed. .'i't.e~ if'-.4 800 +sssaisi
The Council receded from its former ac-
ton in passing the ordinances recognizing
the Official Boards. 3 -lsts 20 ~ .i,sa
Superintendent Ritter, of the City Dis
pensary reported 527 patients treated dur
ing the month of November and $50 pre-
scriptions filed.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
To grade and boulder first alley east of
Illinois street, from South 10 Garden
streets. -e ,tt-.1 4I..4 - -1,4s.i
To grade and gravel first alley west of
Illinois, between Norwood and Merrill
S"oe'S' ...s-6 gl5g
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24
' ayow their responsibility for the SEN

" avow their responsibility for the SEN
timents expressed. There is pleasure
and profit often in discussing question
with an honest opponent.
Our esteemed contemporary has evil
IDENTIFY done the Hon. j. M. Langston
injustice in the article quoted. Mr..
Langston's life work abundantly proves
that he is the farthest possible remove
from being Democrat or in sympathy
with the Southern brutes who murder
ed unarmed and inoffensive colo rec
men and women, and he had no part
or parcel in the cruel Freedman's Bank
rObberies.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24

Getting his friends into trouble ap-
pears to be about the only thing the al
legged editor of the Globe is a success at.
Lieut.. Flipper wrote him private let
in regard to his troubles, but the fact
that an army officer had condescended
to notice him so elated the alleged edit
or that he could not rest until he had the
letter in print. a''~ $50
As consequence an additional charge
of violating the army regulations was
preferred against Lieut.. Fipper.
Thus through the stupidity to say
the least of supposed friend the un-
happy Lieutenant is subjected to addi-
tional aggravation.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24

How to Plant and Decorate Them Mos
BecOmiDgly.

->>~~
BecomiDgly.
From the Ladies' Floral Cabinet
Plant your tree in a small wash-tub, filled
in with brickbats or a bod of hard coal, or
anything that is heavy and will keep it In
place--hat-irons will do if there is nothing
else at hand-and cover over the tub with a
gayly striped afghan, or fur robe, or a flag,
and upon this base many of the larger ar.
ticles, such as books, desks. ETC., can be ar
ranged. The children can manufacture
many beautiful decorations for the Christ
mas treee, in which they0 will
take quite as much plsasure IS if
they were from the fancy shops With
a few sheets of gilt, blue, scarlet and silver
paper cut into tiny strips four inches in
length ana half an inch in width. YOU can
| make long chains to entwine from Dough to
bough of the tree. With bottle of must
lage paste the two ends of the strips together
| until half of them are made into rings: then
make up some more by slipping one end
through two rings and joining them together
Let the three rings become dry, and Join
them into long garlands. Suspend around
the outer branches of the tree from top TO
bottom. Twenty yards will be needed to
trim large tree, twelve for a small one
These paper chains, when once made, can
be kept for years, if carefully handled.
Parch large pan OF popcorn, and string
them into chains with a needle and coarse
thread. Entwine them also about the
branches, and after the presents are dis
tributed break up the charms into necklaces
and throw them around the necks of all the
guests.
Ii you possess broken looking-glass carry
it to a glazer and have it cut into bits three
inches by two. Paste bit of brown paper
over the back of the glass, and bind the edges
with strips of gilt or scarlet and blue papers,
and paste bit of ribbon or paper at the top
to suspend them from the boughs. You can
not have too many tiny mirrors. Purchase
a pound or two of English walnuts and cut
them into halves and take out the meats.
Save them to put into the middle of each
small frosted cake. Purchase also a pound
of sugared caraways, and fill half of one of
the nut shells with them. and paste on the
other half. Use common glue or gum
tragacanth for paste. Insert biz of narrow
ribbon in any color at the top OF the nut
Cut small round of gilt paper and cover it
with paste, and wrap it carefully about the
nut, letting the folds of it lie evenly about
the bit of ribbon,
Make as many as you can of these, for
they are the prettiest of rattle-boxes, and
everybody likes to possess such n trophy.
Little lace bags made of bobbinet lace or
wash illusion, by running them together
with scarlet, blue and gold-colored worsteds
and using bit of it for a string to draw
them together, are also very pretty and de-
sirable when filled with nuts, raisins and
sugar plums for the children
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24

man, of presiding over the conference
for one day. Among those present was
ex-senator Bruce (now Register of the
Treasury who, in an address of well
come, referred to the fact, that Bishop
Payne was an ardent worker in behalf of
the A. M. E. church when a small
building would have held all the mem
bers of a church which now numbers
fully $4,000 souls, and which has
churches which in magnifcence will
compare favorably with those erected by
the whites.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24

National Republican Washington D. c..

National Repubi1can washington ID. Z. ~
1t was an Avenue car, not over crowd.
ed. A huge selfish lout in the corner
spread himself over space enough for two
and looked the hog he was. A Negro
bishop; hurley, black, and eloquent, en-.
tered with his wife. There was room
for the woman, but the hog would not
stir. A young Irishman, well-known
Land Lacquer, suggested that room be
made for the "lady." The lout said,
quite andibly, she woulden't make room
for niger" Thereupon the Irish
mans ire arose. With flashing eye he
gave the black woman his seat, and then
sat hard down in the narrow space be-
tween the lout and black woman, while
the crowded car, amid the applause of
the passengers and the discontinue of
the horse-car hog, logged on. ''Four-
teenth street, Change cars!" =.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24

The "Globe" admits that its CORE
spondent was in error as to the gentle
man for whom the petition was sent to
mentor, which "error" it tacitly affirm
ed by the not correcting it at the time
and thus giving to Mr., Langston, with
new administration the prestige of hav-
ing been previously endorsed for po-
stion to which its correspondent recon-
mended him. Our "logics may not be
the abstruses science of Aristotle, and
modern writer's upon the subject,
but it is the ''logic"" of FACTS, and for
an intelligent communication we much
prefer it to the paradox in which the
'sGlobe" involves itself in the following
statement. ''-ia
".The ECHO charges Mr.. Langston
with having made speeches in the South
that were simply Democratic" in tone.
This fact, SO far from being damag-
ing one, is the very best evidence that
Mr.. Langston is among the foremost
men. of us who would advance the race
by showing the country that all colored
men are not forever chatteled to this or
that party, but are free to go where in
clinatiOn as free men may lead them"
IN Y Globe. tiellt.af 5
The time at which Mr.. Langston
made the speeches.referred to was when
the issue between the Republican and
Democratic parties were the right of the
Negro to vote and other kindred ques
tons, the agitation of which brought
into existence the Ku-Klux-Klan, and
similar organizations which were COM
posed of members of the Democratic
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24

The folly of the Globes imbecile effort
to attack Ex-senator Bruce, simply be-
cause he had failed to discover any
alarming symptoms of greatness in the
makeup of the alleged editor and had
not felt that the country would 60 to
the demnitiOn bow-wows if the afore-
said alleged, did not get an office, must
now be clearly apparent even to the de-
luded editor himself.
The conviction among well informed
persons who have paid any attention to
the controversy, is that minated by us
in our first reference to the matter,
namely, that the anonymous letter with
which the Globe first opened the ball,
originated in the murky brain of the al
legged editor. He felt that he had griev-
vance and that the old "many citizens"
dodge of an anonymous letter would be
the least offensive way of presenting his
sore toes to to the public gaze.
The Globe squirms and whines like a
simpering idiot because we have held ii
responsible for the sentiments of the let.
ter. Let it come out in manly way,
and repudiate the sentiments of the let
ter and give the name of any respectable
man in Washington as its author, and we
will give it credit for one manly action.
But we do not expect it to do this. 1t will
doubtless founder along attempting to
deny or excuse the falsehood that has
subjected it to ridicule and contempt
throughout the limited area of its cir
culation.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24
quired for the elevation of the Negro

quired for the elevation of the Negro
races. .. -
IF he arrayed himself against uni
versal common school education, then
he deserves and should receive the Sc
verest condemnation, not only at the
hands of the people of North Carolina,
but from the people of the whole coun-
try.
If, on the contrary he proclaimed
the potent truth that education alone is
not the only prerequisite to the progress
and upbuilding of the race, then he de-
serves credit for it, for he told what is
undeniable.
Before the Negro race in this country
can command the respect Of their fel,
low citizens. and WELD influence COM
mensurate with their numbers, they
must acquire, not only education with
all that the word education implies, and
It means much more than the acquire.
ment of mere technical knowledge OF
books, but they must acquire worldly,
tangible wealth. and also moral stabili
ty. nov y1sIjaa gIa.5i. Ielt
These three things secured,-educa
ton, wealth, and moral uprightness-
and the Negro at once ceases to be the
inferior of any class of people, and nat
urally, without dissent, takes his place
as a co-sharer in all the rights, duties
privileges and obligations of free Amer
lean citizenship. Without them he
need not expect to be recognized as al
equal in this or any other country.
In this struggle for advancement,
then, our efforts and aspirations should
be directed towards securingat the same
time, not one, but all of these prerequl
sites. To seek or secure one alone, t.
the exclusion of the others, is fals'
step that will have to be corrected be
fore we can attain perfect success.
1t is not proclaiming new truth to sa.
that knowledge is power, or that wealth
is power, or that power exists in mora
purity. But they are truths tina
should be preached in season and out O
season by preacher and teacher. lawye
and doctor, and in fact by every on
who would lend a helping hand to tn
upbuilding of the race, for they are tn
levers by which we are to reach tina
plane of equality with the best citizen
of the land, which We so much covet.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-24
ADamastic Tragedy.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 22.-Waveriy,a small
town twelve miles from here, was the scere
of domestic tragedy this morning A man
named Travis has been absent in the noun
tains three years. His wife supported the
family by clerking in drug store and keep.
ing Postoffice, and is said by those best
knowing her to be an excellent woman IN
every respect Travis returned some weeks
ago. Meddlesome neighbors told ugly stories,
but peace was restored. This morning
Travis assaulted his wife with ferocity, IN
fiicting five wounds with a butcher knife
He then cut his own throat. The woman
may not die. He is not much hurt and was
arrested and jailed here.i s.as - ''u'1