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Miscellany.

The tea crop is reported short.
"A 9-ycar-old burglar has been arrested
in Jersey City.
Six boys have died in Rochester, N. Y,
since July 4, and all on account of the toy
pistol.
Daniel Royse, clerk of the Indiana SUI
premc Court, died very suddenly at Indian
apOlis on Tuesday.
Mississippi papers claim that there
never was promise of finer cotton crop
than that of this year.
Daniel Hartman, one of the most prom
inent citizens Of York County, Pa, died on
Wednesday last, aged rs.
Tho American Hebrew Union at Chi
cago proposed to raise 100000 as an endOw-
ment for the Union Hebrew College.
The death rate among children is in
creasing to such an extent in Brooklyn, n.
Y, that physicians are calling attention to
the matter officially.
The principals of two public schools in
New York have been fined each three
months pay for distributing examination
papers clandestincly to favorite pupils.
Turkey is preparing to be driven out
of Europe, apparently. That will certainly
be the result if the Porte declares holy
war against the Franks. But the Mussulmans
will die hard, and Europe has no easy task
before her.
of the immigrants landing at New
York third remain in that State. Illinois
is the next favorite, being the destination
of 81, Gal of the new corners, and Pennsyl-
vania of 81 1902 These three States seem to
be the ones most favored by the new arriv-
ais for their homes.
Egypt was bankrupted by the attempt
/ 4. A. 1911. Il
cade the industrial improvements of a CEN
tury, and now the people have been de-
| frauded by Geneva counterfeiters, who have
put Sc 000,0 900 to Is, 900, 900 in base coin upon
them
They have "poor farm near Indian
apolis where respectable INDECENT poor are
supposed to be well treated But if the
statements in the indianapolis News are
correct, this institution will take the prize
from that place described by Dickens in
"Olivcr Twist" and which was controlled
by Mrs. Corney and Mr.. Bundle.
Not more than eleven per cent. of per
sons bitten by mad dogs, according to the
physicians, are attacked by hydrophobia
On the other hand, the bite of n dog which
was not rabid, and did not become so after,
ward, has been known frequently to cause
fatal hydrophobia. The moral is that PEG
pie who keep pet dogs cannot be too careful
Official returns show how vast are the
hocks of sheep owned in the Australian
colonies. The New Zealand and Aus.
tralian Company owns 100000 sheep, Mr.
Robert Campbell $4,000, Mr.. Geo. Henry
Moore 10000, Messrs. Dalgetty Il Co
20S,0OO, the Hon. VIM. Robinson $4,000, Sil
Cracroft Wilson 10000, Mr.. Kitchen $4,000
Mr.. Allan Mclean 100000 and Sir Dillor
Bell $4,000.
AT fancy ball in Paris the other day
well-known beauty appeared in q cloud,
costume Of green gauze, quite too awful,
decollete." "What do you represent Dutch
ess ?" inquired Dumas. lam Amphitrite,
simpered the lady. "Ah at low tide"
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Theory of MeteorItes.

Tlnsleys Magazine.
One of the Oldest theories and the one
that is perhaps, most consistent with
known facts and laws, Is that meteorites
are bodies moving round the sun, which
occasionally enter our atmosphere. and are
either frittercd int dust or reach the earth
as erolites. In other words. they are abnor-
mally large fragments of comets. Small
fragments are dissipated in the higher
regions of the air by the intense heat pro-
duced by friction, and give rise to the pho.
nomcnon of shooting stars. Larger pieces
appear as fire-balls and very large masses
fall through the air in q state of combus-
ton, which is not however, sufficiently in
tense to consume their volume before reach
ing the ground. This idea of a celestial
origin seems to have originated among the
Greeks. Plutarch SAYS "Falling stars are
according to the opinion of some physicists.
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THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST, 1865.
AMAzoNS AT WAR.
How the Bowman Girls Disturbed
the Ponce of Bladensbmrg.

Last night was night long to be remem-
bered by the peaceful and law-abiding citi-
zens of Bladensburg The occasion was u
fight between three muscular colored wo-
men-sistcrs- the possession ola house.
About three years ago. an old and respect
able colored woman named Sarah Bowman
died. possessed of small frame house and
two or three acres of land. The heirs to this
estate were the three sisters, named rcspec-
lively Lucy, Letha and Clara. They lived
!. together for some time, but finally the
eldest sister, Lucy, made it so hot for tho
other two that they had to pack up their
traps and leave. After brooding over their
troubles for awhile, Letha and Clara re-
solved to make war on the other sister,
and, if possible, take possession of the
house.
Last night, during the progress Of fes-
tival which Lucy attended, her two loving
sisters concluded to move bed or two to
their former home, and bar the door against
their sister. This they did but Lucy, who
/. weighs probably two hundred pounds and
is very muscular, returned home in little
while, and picking up piece of bedstead
broke the door in, and entering the house
she proceeded to use her weapon ON the
heads of her sisters They too, in the mean-
= time, armed themselves with bcdslats, and
then it was "Greek meet Greek" They
fought and knocked each other about for
fully half an hour until they weio
exhausted, and their friends inter
fered and separated them. But the bat
tie ceased only n little while, for as
soon as they washed the blood from their
heads and faces they resumed the con-
test Although almost the entire town
turned out to witness the fight, not one
dared go in and interfere. stalwart col
ored policeman arrived on the ground, but
he, too, was afraid to go into the house. A
white gentleman asked him for humanity's
sake to go in and part the belligerents,
when the model officer turned round and
said: Deed, boss, you can't git me in no
SIGH trouble as dat. knows dem Bowman
gals" "Dey is fighters, dey u.s. and if dcy
git me in dar dey will jist make mincc-meat
of me-
When The CRITIC reporter left the scene
Z of the combat the sisters were still in the
house, each holding in her hand her favorite
weapon and glaring upon each other like
tigers.
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-%--
Mr.. Kick is member of the st. Louis
police force.
john George Roger, prisoner in the
Berks County pa Jail, has refused food for
over ten days.
A New York custom house official says
that one of the first reforms Collector Rob-
crtson will inaugurate will be to put stop
to the practice of allowing officials to take
away goods for which they never pay.
On Friday of last week nun in II
Canadian convent fell heir to an estate
valued at $25O,OOO. This confirms the pop
ular belief that Friday is nun-lucky day.
Detroit Free Press
They called it romantic affair out
West when u man about to get married got
stung by bees so badly that he had to post
pone the wedding two weeks. Ideas OF ro-
nance differ.
The peach crop in Delaware is reported
10 be an entire failure. 1t is estimated that
there are 5,O0O,O00 trees, and that in favor
able year the annual product Is worth
$3, 000, 900 to the owners of the orchards
The loss of this sum is heavy blow to the
prosperity of the State. The Delaware Rail-
road and its branches derive very con-
siderable portion of their revenue from the
transportation of peaches and the receipts
from this source will be largely diminished
There are peaches, however, in the Eastern
Shore counties of Maryland, and when the
season comes, no doubt, the market will be
pretty we'll stocked. The crop of berries on
the Peninsula has been abundant, and is moi
vet exhausted. Tomatoes and other garden
vegetables promise well, and the canning
establishments, which have heretofore re
| lied mainly upon peaches, will no doub
make un the deficiency with larger curing
of small fruits and vegetables
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Summary of MOrning News.

Summary of Morning News.
The Garfield fund yesterday amounted
to $l45,7S3.
The bakers of Chicago have increased
the price of bread one cent per loaf.
Unexpected progress was made on the
land bill in the House of Commons ycster-
day
DIR. John Hanson Thomas, of Balti-
more, died at White Sulphur Springs yes
terday.
Lewis Rockwell, ex-sheriff and treas
urer of Pike County, Pa, died last night,
aged 1903.
The Cairo & st. Louis railroad has been
sold to parties representing the Amsterdam
stockholders.
--Journeymen brewers of Cincinnati are
on strike for II reduction of hours of labor
from fifteen to thirteen hours.
Isaac Green, John Hardin and Willis
Reeves, of Arkansas, were yesterday eX-
pedited to the other world by the hang
man.
"A terrible storm occurred on Lake &C.
neva and vicinity yesterday, doing great
damage to vessels and towns on the borders
of the lake.
The clerk of Jacob Rupert, brewer OF
New York, was robbed in daylight yester-
day of bag containing nearly $4,000,
which he was taking to bank.
Tho rumored resignation of the Mar.
auis of Lorne rs Governor-General OF
Canada and the appointment of Sir Austen
Layard in his stead is denied in London.
In the province of Kursk, in the South
of European Russia, 100 men and girls, who
had been shut up in barn for refusing to
work, were all burned to death by mob
who fired the building and prevented the
escape of the prisoners,
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BROWN. Friday. July Is, at $40 II. M, Mrs.
ELIZA BETH BROWN, relict of the late John
Brown in the Sith year of her age,
Funeral from the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Il. b. Duvall, No. 30S + street northwest, on sun
day, nth inst, at o'clock p. M. Friends of the
family invited to attend.
HOOVER. Suddenly, on the 18th of July, NJ.
ALICE, only daughter of Charles II. and NJ. Alice
Hoover, aged years and months.
Funeral from the residence of her parents 15l5
Sixth street northwest, Sunday afternoon, July
H. ut $500 Relatives and friends are respectfully
requested to attend.
STUNDEN Suddenly, on Thursday, July II,
DANIEL STUNDEN, beloved husband Of Annie
G. Stunden, aged 30.
Funeral will take place from his sister residence
No 100 q street northeast, Sunday, July II, ut
J:3D o'clock d. m.
WHITE. July II, MARY LADONIA WHITE,
beloved daughter of the late Lewis and Mary La
dOnia White, aged IL months.
Funeral will take place from the residence OF
her mother, No. 1906 NJ street northwest, on sun.
day, July u, at o'clock p. III. Friends the fam
lily nre invited TO attend
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AUCTION SALES.
RY DUNcANsoN BROS, AuciIobeers.

RY DUNCANSON BROS, Auctiobeers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROP
ERTY ON FOURTH, BET. q AND II STS.
NORriWIST, AT AUCTION.
by virtue of a deed of trust given to MS nhd -.
duly recorded In lber No. 49, folio 100, ct seq a
one or the land records for Washington I'D
county, In the District of Columbia, we Will scb on
FRIDAY, the 22d day of JULY, A. ID. 1881, at
i3o o'clock r. M, In front OF the premises, the fob
lowing described property In the city of Washing.
lot numbered one ~ In Enoch fuckers subdIvl-
square numbered five hundred and eighteen (5is)
ns recorded In the office Of the surveyor of said
city, beginning for said part of lot numbered ~
on Fourth street west, being the east line of said
lot one % twenty-four (2i) feet north from the
southeast corner Of said lot one o., and running
thence north with said Fourth street west. and
SAID east line sixteen feet to the northeast corner
Of said lot, thence west on the north line of said
lot sixty-two feet (G2 ~ three (3) inches thence
south sixteen llBl feet thence east sxty-twO (G,)
rect three I'D Inches. to the place of beginning to-
gether with all the improvements, ways, case
mens, rights, privileges and appurtennnces TO the
same belonging or In any wise appertaining.
Terms: One-fourth cash, balance In q and IL
months notes to bear interest aud secured by deed
of trust on promises, or all cash, Mt option OF pur-
chaser. Terms to be complied with In days
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell ~
risk and cost of deanlting purchaser amer giving
5days public notice In some newspaper published
in Washington, j.. G. A deposit OF 500 required
at time of sale. Conveyancng at purchasers cost.
SAMUEL CROSS,
EDWARD DROOP,
iyIp.pod,tds Irustpps-
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UNITED STATES MAnsmAL's SALE.

by virtue of writ of eri facies issued out OF the
Clerks Office OF the Supreme Court Of the District
Of Columbia and to me directed, will sell ut pub
lie sale, for cash, at the Court House door of said
District, on Thursday the 18th day Of July. 1881, nj
est Of the plaintiff In and to the following described
property, to wit; Lot lettered 'C' In John Is. Klb-
bys recorded subdivision of original lot numbered
Q, IN square No 5i5 In the City of Washington, ID.
g., levied upon ms the property of Felix A. Snlter.
Charles A. Kimmell, use Of Albert +. Fox.
G. II, HENRY,
jySdts u. r. Marshal.
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1901 THE GREAT 1901
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE,
TO THE NOKTH. WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAILS.
plendid Scenery, MAGNIFICENT Equipment

DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAILS.
Splendid scenery, Magnificent Equipment
TRAINS Leave Il fET WGs Mn n from depo
corner of sixth and streets.
For Pittsburg and the West, 500 .. m. Daily with
Sleeping cars to Pttsbnrg and Chicago; 1920 a
to Cincinnati st. Louis S,i and Chicago $50 p m
dsY Mi5h p1ase p SSE * tHa!T RsSArfpoAp
Falls, with ParOr Car to WATKINS and the
N. daily except SATURDAY p' with Palace car car o.
Canandaigua and Watkins. -
For a. nm aRsy Except aSs9 s aSSny and ElmrA
For New York and the Ei,st 500 a. M, 1890 a. M.
3 1879 1872 S p ei % q Hs S@as" PsmsS
Palace Cars, e.@ a. n: daily except Sunday
Jersey Gty With boats Of BTookIyn s X1nes AZ
fordng direct transfer to Fulton street avoid
For m Fha%sipSa 500 I a. ieS onn ae So
1000 and oi5p.m; Limited Express, $50 a. m.
For Bal!imore, a. 500, $50, 1920 a. mr. and 200.
day, 500, 1880 ~ m, 200, $40 $50 1000 and lois
For Popes Creek Line $40 A. M. and 40 p. m
For Annapolis, $40 a. m. and 40 p. m daily, ex
AI ESSfM&1 MD EEaEPEBFGksn &Rf
For WAs san6yis Sa "a Id no h .m
GO, sand il.3o p. m. On Sundays at 100, Oh
For Rich@ond ana , the South 700 and lilo H. m.
GaE aa for eSSSps snndsS So
and 10 u. M, I2.lO 3, 5, a 0.l0 p M, and IL mid
night. On Sunday a, sos and 10 II. M, and
Tickets, Information, sleeping and parlor car nc.
commodations can be procured at the offices, north
east corner ofThirteenth street and Pennsylvania
| avenue, and at the station. where orders can be
left for the checking ofbagsagc to destlnaion from
j. r. WOOD, General Passenger gent.
| FRANK THOMSON, General Manager.
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Tn Cnuuferncf

the heat, buy thin clothing of Eiseman Bros,
corner Seventh and Il strcets-thc largest
variety in the CITY,
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Port wine is commonly regarded among
the humber classes in Liverpool and its
vicinity as teetotal drink, and it seems
from the evidence given at an inquest held
ut st. Helen's on the body of n man who
was found dead on the main line of the
London and Northwestern Railway Com
pany that sherry is also looked upon by
some people as strictly non-alcoholic bev-
erage. The deceased was described by his
companion as q tcetOtaler, and when asked
how this profession could be recOncilcd with
the fact of his having had glass of sherry,
the witness replied: "They called that
teetotal wine" The foreman of the jury
remarked that he was under the impression
that tcetotalcrs did not taste intoxicating
drinks, but the coroner observed that
teetotalers had their own rules, and that
the foreman had better not interfere with
them. Cheap sherry is one of the most
highly alcOhOlizcd of wines. In the pres
ent case it had the effect of making the
deceased forward in drink, and probably
cost him his life.
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Thin Dress Is What

we want this warm weather. To secure thin
clothing cheap go to Geo. Spransy's, 5O7
Seventh street.
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DIED.

llGRAY-DANFoRTH. On July a.. by Rev. DIR:
HELEN ID. DANFORTH, Of Washington d. G.
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They have queer ways of settling dis
putcs in Arkansas. The other day in Kill
dare in that State, two muscular men
agreed to settle their quarrel with single
blow of the fist, to be struck by the winner
of tossed coin, and INCREASINGLY received
by the loser anywhere above the belt. The
man whom chance condemned to take the
blow stood up bravely, and, though he
sought to avoid some of its force by offer
ing no resistance, it felled him heavily,
breaking his nose, and leaving him inscnsi-
Bile for several hours
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Wanted-Everybody to invest in u quart
bucket Howson's ice cream, 30 cts, bucket
included. S1.25 gallon, delivered in ice,
Twelfth and Massachusetts, avenue.
The Columbus journal., 1881-10-26
a C-.u~her.

Only one week ago steamship
was crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and
fashionable American woman ut Il
dinner one day said To q fellow pas
senger from Washington:
Mr.. -, do you know Mrs. Gar
field?'
Il do not know her WE'LL said the
gentleman Il know General Gar
fields mother
Il am told said the female, that
President GarfieId's wife is very
common, vulgar sort of person.
'Well, said the gentleman, with a
slight color in his face, 'if to be the
only educated woman who has been
for years in the White House, and
the only wife of any President who
can speak French and German and
prepare her children in their Latin
for college, and who is All upright
woman in every respect, and-as mod
est as she is upright, constitute her
Il common, vulgar woman, that she
must be-
The fashionable female was slight
ly confused, but that man was q
good deal of a favorite with men
and women during the rest of the
trip. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Columbus journal., 1881-10-26
Dodge County.

TIOHl IuC AAiDuhC'
The western bound freight train
OH the 5. T.. u z. road that arrives
at Fremont at 7 IA a. IN. met with a
mishap as it was coming in Friday
morning. A short distance east OF
the Elkhorn bridge brake on one
of the cars came loose and dropping
onto the rail was run over and
eight cars we're te!escOped. The
regular trains were held here sew
eral hours while a temporary track
was being laid around the wreck.
The damage will not be very heavy
aside from that sustained on the
merchandise with which some OF
the cars were loaded.
Theron Nye has just made the
following shorthorn sales: TO Mrs.
Cooley, OF Valley, the ee-year-old
heifer 'Modesty's Gwendolen,' $500
Tot ten-months' old heifer, from
Ioudon's Bonnie the sweepstakes
COW at the state fair, for $500. To
Ed. Blewett, Village Lad Maggie
May yearling heifer from Mag
gle Mitchell, and 'Zella Belle for
5000. The above are all fine ami
mails and brought good prices.
The Columbus journal., 1881-10-26

ton. At the age of nineteen he came
to Illinois, teaching in winter time,
and working on a farm in summer.
He has pursued the same general
course since he came to Lost Greek
precinct, this county, in 1875, having
been engaged in one district three
terms, in another two. When the
office of superintendent became va
cant last winter, Mr.. Moncrief was
selected by the county commission
ers, and the manner in which he has
conducted his office since that time
has justified their choice. He is
well fitted for the position, and has
already won the esteem of the
public.
DIR. 5. A. B0NESTEEL,
the candidate for coroner, is too well
known as a physician OF long and
extensive practice i'm this communi-
ty, 20 need any cOmmendation from
us. No man in the county is better
qualified for the place.
The Columbus journal., 1881-10-26

The Muscatine Journal puts this
in: 'One of the most popular young
men, by the name of s., volun-
teered yesterday afternoon to help
out in teaching a class at the Pres
byterian Sunday School. He re-
marked to the class that he could
not call the members by name, as he
was not acquainted with them, when
a little eight-year-old broke out, in
Il voice to be heard afar of, Il guess
you know me, cause you come to
see my sister every week Mr..
Sank TO his seat, wondering
what else Mother Shipton had in
store for him. Strange young gen.
tlemen cannot be too careful how
they handle these infant Sunday
school classes.
The Columbus journal., 1881-10-26
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Madison County.

The prospects for a triangular
fight in Madison county this fall are
exceedingly brilliant at the present
writing.
Mrs. Colby, of Beatrice, arrived
in the city on Tuesday evening, and
remained over until this morning.
The object of her visit was to Or
ganize wOman's suffrage associa-
ton here, and to have preparations
made for the proposed state con-
vention soon to be held in this place.
Last evening she delivered an all
dress at the Congregational church,
which was attentively listened to by
goOdly-sized audience.
On Saturday night last q most
disgraceful row occurred at Semm-
ler's saloon, which was participated
in by about twenty-persons. A
dance was going on in the hall
above the saloon, and II number of
young bloods 'liquored up too free.
ly for their own good and the rep
utatiOn of this community. The
fight started in the saloon, but the
principal part of the scene was
held on the sidewalk in front of Mr..
Semmler's place and the blacksmith
shop of f. Degner. A pitchfork
and boards and clubs were freely
used, and numerous were the sore
heads made. Fred BOche and a
cowboy by the name OF Lyons were
badly injured. Such scenes as this
are disgrace to our town, and the
Town Board should take such steps
as will prevent their repetition.
The Columbus journal., 1881-10-26
a Battery i'm N Tight Place

A battery of the first Artillery
halted one night during the Seven
Days Fight in little clearing. The
men lay down, unhitching their
horses, but leaving them in harness.
The first sergeant, now an honored
officer of the Third Artillery, told
me he got up and walked toward
one side of the clearing. He was
halted and turned back by the sem
tinel. Going toward the other side
he was again challenged.
who comes thar?'
The voice struck him. He re-
piled, Friend and said, What reg
iment is that2'
The answer came Seventh Ala
bama.
what regiment is that on the
other sidep
Fifth Georgia. replied the sem
tincl. what battery is that p
Here was a situation. The Ser
geant naturally didn't know the
name of battery in the rebel army.
Hesitation would have been fatal.
By lucky inspiration he replied,
'One of Stuart's batteries, knowing
that Jeb Stuart commanded their
cavalry.
'Oh,' said the other, then you's
hoss battery?'
Yes said c.. Good night"
He Immediately awoke the Cap
tain, who rather angfily said, what
the deuce is the matter now?'
Excuse me, Captain said the Ser
geant, but we've camped between a
Georgia and an Alabama Regiment
1t is needless to say the Captain
got up. Horses were hitched in
quietly, and that battery withdrew.
The Californian.
The Columbus journal., 1881-10-26
Columbus Post Office.

Ipen on sundays frem IL A. NJ. to II NJ
and from 1880 to p. NJ. Business
hours except Sunday 6 A. NJ. to p. NJ.
Eastern mails close at IL AN.
Western mails close at 4:15P.M
dail leaves Columbus for Lost Greek
Genoa, st. Edwards. Albion, Platte
Center, Humphrey, Madison and Nor
folk, every day (eXcept Sundays) at
1: 81 p. IN. Arrives at 1920.
For Shell Greek and CrestOn, on Mon
days and Fridays. A. NJ, returning
at : p. NJ. same days.
For Alexis, Patron and David City,
Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and Saturdays,
Pm Arrives at NJ.
For COnkling Tuesdays and Saturdays
u. IN. Arrives & p. m. same DAYS.
The Columbus journal., 1881-10-26

By virtuous emulation, the spirit
of man is exalted within him he
formeth good designs, and rejoiceth
in the execution thereof; but the
heart of the envious man is gall and
bitterness his tongue spitteth ven-
ON; the success of his neighbor
breaketh his rest.