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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27
THE EVENING STAR.
PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday,
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS.
Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and llth st., by
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
GEO. W. ADAMS, Prest.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

The GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS were all open
to-day, but very little business was transacted.
There was but little to be transacted. Only in
the cash room of the Treasury were there signs
OF much work. Elsewhere the clerks had very
good time of it TODAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27
Terrific Explosion at Council Bluffs.

II Il
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, Iowa. Sept. 27.-At o'clock
last evening just at the close of the Garfield
memorial exercises, this city was shaken TO it's
very center by terrific explosion. Instantly a
great volume of smoke was seen to ascend in the
southwestern part of the city. Investigation of
the cause of the explosion disclosed the fact that
on Saturday last carload of gunpowder, billed
as common blasting powder. reached here over
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific railroad, on
its waydO Denver, Col. The Union Pacific COM
pany, however, refused to receive the dangerous
freight, and the car was returned to the Rock
Island Yards, where. from some cause. it ex-
ploded with fearful force last evening. The con-
cusslon demolished the company's round-hnnse
and repair shops. of brick and freight-house,
frame, besides forty or fifty freight cars and dug
hole in the ground fifteen feet deep and forty
five feet in diameter. Large windows i'm all
parts OF the city were shattered to pieces pieces
OF piastering torn from houses and havoc strewn
in all directions. Windows were even broken
by conclusion in Omaha. on the opposite side of
the river, and as far as Missouri Valley junction.
twenty miles north of us. The loss will foot up
several hundred thousand dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

THE TERRIBLE DEATH OF MRS. cox.
BORDENTowN, NJ, Sept. 27.-The wife of
Jacent Cox, residing at Florence. near this CITY,
was bitten about six weeks ago by Spitz dog
Hydrophobia set in, and yesterday afternoon she
died. Before her death she requested that all
the windows of the house should be boarded up.
and also that she should be tied with strong
cord 80 that she could not injure any one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

THE WHITE House was very dull to-day. The
official mail was received there and acted upon
Prof. Langston and Marshal Russell, of Texas.
called during the day. Mr.. ]. c. Reed. who is
acting as private secretary to President Arthur
and who will succeed Mr.. Brown. called during
the morning but left no instructions outside Of
certain suggestions of routine character in
regard to the official mail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

Mr. j. STANLEY Brown, who accompanied
Mrs. Garfield and family to Mentor last night, is
expected to reach Washington tomorrow night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

THOMAS JEFFERsONS GRANDDAUGHTER AT THE
WHITE HOUsE.-Mrs. Maria jefferson Eppes
Shine called at the White House to-day. and
was shown all the courtesies of the place She
is the granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson. Her
son and daughter and one or two other persons
accompanied her. She had with her the medal
which was awarded Thomas Jefferson by the
Continental Congress tor drawing up the decla-
ration OF independence. The medal is a little
larger than the standard silver dollar OF TODAY.
and is appropriately inscribed. 1t is of silver.
The people at the White House united i'm show
ing attention to the descendant of her illustrous
ancestor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

THE SUPREME Court VACANCY-There is now
only one vacancy on the Supreme Court bench
That was caused by the death of Justice Clifford.
There WILL at an early date be another vacancy.
dent Arthur will have the filling of two yacan-
cies on that bench. 1t is thought that Chief
Justice Gray, of Massachusetts. will succeed
Justice Clifford. 1t has been limited that Sem
ator COnkling may be Justice Hunts successor.
Inc latter is only rumor, however. and there
does not seem to be any ground for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal rev
enue, g, ,1s6, ,9S7. .45; customs. $500. .059.17

The O. s. S. ADAMS arrived at Panama SEP
tember 18th. She encountered heavy gale in
the passage from San Francisco She is in good
condition except her engines, which do not
work as economically as they should. Repairs
will be made which will temporarily remedy
this defect. Leaving Panama the Adams will
90 f0 CaIiao
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

IHE TREACHEROUS INDIANS IN THE SOUTH
wEsT.-MajOr General Mcdowell telegraphs to
the War department from ''PresidiO of San Fran
cisco, September "A. the following dispatch from
zen. Wilcox. dated at Thomas, September
Ath:'' ''After much talk at San Carlos agency
for surrender, the hOstiles are reported to have
taken to the mountains, leaving their chiefs in
our hands, and threatened new outbreak. l
have sent word to Van Horne, on Wingate road,
and requested him to march to Fort Apache, as
Carr will be needed below"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

The D. DOG POSTAL CARD.-As antici-
pated by THE STAR, the trial OF Mr.. Carmichael
of Loudon county, Va. for posting in the mali
to Senator Vance, of North Carolina. card,
calling Senator Mahone "a damn dog, has been
again postponed by the United States court sit
ting in Alexandria to-day. 1t will not be called
again until January next, and it is more than
probable that the case will be abandoned before
il comes 70 trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

COMMISSIONS as postmasters were to-day
forwarded from the Post Office department to
the following: j. d. Clay. Clay's Mills, Halifax
county; r. o. Norris. Lively Oaks, Lancaster
county; j. E. Cousens. DistOn, Dinwidde
county, Virginia. j. H. Pielert. Triumph. BaIti-
more county. Maryland and C. Person. Clay C.
H., Clay county, w Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

N ADAM vERTHIER, FROM PARIS.-LACE CUR
IN tsins done up equal 10 new. Fire Ixcee, LADIES
end Childrens Dresses and ether fine work IN ss,-
nor I1anner Moderate prices 1873 q st. NV. s9-3s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

SHOOTING AT BENNING's YESTERDAY
Twenty members of the National Rifles took
part in the POO yards rifle match at Bennng's
Yesterday. and OF this number L. made scores of
26 and over out of possible So. as follows:
Sample, LauritZen, Burnside (J.oPO Vale and
Johnstone 30 each; Abner, Fuller. Keech and
Pollard, %: Johnston. Oyster and Barnes %;
Manson. Nicholson and Paige. % and Macleod
and Story. 70. Mr.. Sample having the best 80
was awarded the first prize, and Mr.. Lauritzen
the second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27
Horrors that Follow the Fire,


CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Typho-malaral feyer bill
rus collie and pneumonia are playing sad havoc
among the persons rendered homeless by the
recent forest fires. Many deaths have already
occurred and several of the sufferers are now
lying at the point of DEATH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

GROUND BROKEN FOR New CHURCH Brnp-
ING.-To-day ground was broken on the lot cor
ner 10Th and @ streets northwest for the erection
oil chapel for the use Of Grace Reformed mis-
sion, of this city. of which Rev c. r. Sontag ia
pastor. The chapel will be of the Queen Anne
style. Sexes, of brick. laid in red mortar The
audience room will be well arranged with ex-
posed rafters and walnut pews TO seat about
225 persons and the whole edifice will be of the
best material. Cost about 81 500 Houts a.
Shane are the Contractors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27

INFORMATION has been received at the Treas
ury department that the sub-treasury at New
York has to-day purchased extended skies to the
amount of g, 600 600 at par and accrued inter.
est. which is equal to lO0X.
AN INSANE EyANGELlsr.-A telegram from
Hartford, Conn.,, September 26, says: The Rev.
more than half a century noted evangelist IN
eastern Connecticut, became wildly insane in
norwich last night over the death OF President
GARFIELD. He was going home from Baptist
convention and had stopped to visit some friends.
about the national calamity. and within few
hours became violently insane. After despe-
rate resistance, for . man Of his years, he wsa
placed in safe quarters, and to-day was taken 70
an insane asylum in Providence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27


ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WOMAS's CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANCE UNIoN.-The annual meeting
of the Womans Christian Temperance
Union of the district was held to-day at
Masonic Temple. The attendance was
large. The devotional exercises with which the
proceedings were opened this morning. were
conducted by Mrs. Alcesta Bailey. The morn
ing session was taken up in hearing the address
Of the president. Mrs. Clara l.. Roach and the re-
ports of the corresponding secretary, Mrs Anna
l.. Davidson, and the treasurer. Mrs.
Sarah ID. La Fetra. The afternoon session
waS devoted mainly to hearing reports
from different departments as follows:
Sunday school, Juvenile and scientific, Mrs. Rosa
f. Hartwell; young woman's work, Miss Anna
Underhiil; temperance literature, Mrs. Phebe
Underhill; temperance legislation, Mrs. Rosa e.
Hartwell; inducing EMPLOYERS to require total
abstinence, Mrs. E. Moffatt; influencing the
press, Mrs. Nellie III. Bradley; evangclistic
work, Mrs. A. NJ. Liuville; prison and jail work,
Mrs. NJ. N. Chaplin: anfermented wine, Mrs.
Nellie H. Bradley work among foreign popula-
tiOn, Mrs. s. NJ Dove; reform work. Ms. III. f.
Crosby; finance committee, Mrs. Anna Moulten;
visiting influential bodies, Mrs. Laura Barnard:
Bible readings. Mrs. nj. E. Cohen; statistics of
liquor traffic, Mrs. Lucy ID. Lang; friendly inns
and restaurants, Mrs. Mary wilkinson Before
the session closes this evening officers for the
ensuing year will be elected, as well as a dele
gate to the national convention TO be held in
the Foundry church, beginning on the 18th OF
October.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
A Prayer-Citred Bride.

damascus, Pa, Cor. Philadelphia Times.]
The wedding of Lille D. Tyler, of this
town, to John Mitchell took place here
on Saturday, just year from the day on
which MISS Tyler was cured of long
standing disease in mysterious manner.
She had been an Invalid upwards OF six
years, aad had been treated by eminent
metropolitan physicians, and finally, in
November, 1880, was confined to her bed.
An alleged miracle-worker in Connecticut
who was said to cure all
disease by prayer, was consulted as a
last resort. This woman appointed
November 26 as the day upon which Miss
Tyler and her friends should pray for her
recovery. The instructions were follow
ed, the Rev. Thomas Westcott, her pas
tor, being present They prayed for
three hours, and before night Miss Lille
was about the house, and the day she
was married was an ideal bride with rosy
cheeks, the picture of health. Mr.. West
colt married the couple, and the truth of
the "cure by prayer is vouched for by
all the young woman's relatives. Since
her sudden cure Miss Tyler, now Mrs.
Mitchell, has felt no illness whatever,
and has enjoyed exceptional good health.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
How to Cure q Cold.
from the Washington Republican. ]

A medical journal tells how one man was
cured of cold: 'He boiled little worm
wood and horehound together and drank free
ly of the tea before going to bed. The next
day he took five pills, put one kind OF plaster
on his breast, another under his arm, and still
another on his back. Under advice from an
excellent old lady he took all these off with. an
oyster knife in the afternoon, and slapped on
a mustard plaster instead. Then he put some
hot bricks to his feet and went to bed. Next
morning another old lady came in with bot
tie of goose oil, and gave him dose of it on a
quill, and an aunt arrived about the same
time with bundle of sweet fern, which she
made into tea and gave him every half
hour until noon, when he took big dose
of salts. After dinner his wife, who had seen
fine old lady of great experience in doctor
ing, in High street, gave him two pills of her
own make, about the size of a walnut and OF
similar shape, and two teaspoonfuls of home
made balsam to keep them down. Then he
took half pint of hot rum, at the suggestion
of an old sea captain visiting in the next
house, and steamed his legs with an alcohol
bath. At this crisis two of his neighbors ar
rived, who saw at once that his blood was out
of order, and gave him half gallon of spear
mint tea and big dose of castor oil Before
going to bed he took eight of new kind of
pills, wrapped about his neck flannel soaked
in hot vinegar and salt, and had feathers burn
ed on a shove in his room. He is now cured
and full of gratitude
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
Fools and Damphools.
Detroit Free Press.

The world has agreed for the sake Of
species. One it calls simply a fooi-the
other, to adopt the word which Doe
sticks applied to his friend, it calls
damphool. This is used strictly in its
scientific, not profane senes, and has no.
thing in common with the shallow and
random use which angry men make OF it
to give vent to their momentary irrita-
ton. It is as distinct and technical a
label as mustang" to describe species
of horse, or "terrier," to describe a
species of dog.
A fool is often harmless, and may be
snubbed and kept in order. A dam
phool cannot be. A fool is often tolera-
BILE and docile. If he cannot be taught
much wisdom, he may be taught obedi-
ence and respect. But though dam
phool may have intelligence, he has
little or no reverence. A fool may have
some humor, but damphool has none.
A fool can be made fool of, damphool
makes a fool of himself. A fool may
have little sense, but whatever other
sense a damphool may possess, he is
sure to lack common sense. A fool may
be humble and retiring, but it is the es-
sence of his kinsmen to be conceited and
self asserting. A fool generally knows
he is fool, and is often doleful when he
thinks OF it; but damphool never knows
it and SO is happy. A fool is often stu
pid, headless, laundering, aimless. like
hen or a fly; the other is strutting,
irritating, conceited, like turkey or
peacock, or a noisy nuisance, like June
beetle. A fool is often patient, we'll
disposed, and though slow, good-natured
like iackass; but his foster brother is
apt to bear malice, and is intelligently
obstinate like the mule.
To the ranks of the odious kind of
fool belong those who banker morbidly
for notoriety-the Tanners, the Brad
laughs, the Guiteaus, the Boothes, the
Count Johannes and George Francis
Trains. Poor Train, however, has
stepped down and out of the ranks, and
now appears to be simply and only a
fool. The fool is an object of sympathy
of pity, compassion and help; his
robust relative gives cause for disgust,
for sport, for derision and ridicule.
Shakespeare of course saw the difference
between these two types, and has drawn
them with his usual clearness and acute
ness. His fools and clowns are famous
Tombstone and Dogberry, Launce,
Slender old Gobbo, and the like. But
his damphools- as Justice Shallow,
Pistol, Falstaff, Polonius, Old Capulet-
have equal consideration. When in the
play of midsummer Nights Dream, -
the dramatist changed Bottom the
Weaver into an ass, he turned his dam
phool into simple fool. For Bottom
the Weaver imagines he can write a
play, take the chief role and be stage
manager all at the same time, making
himself pompous and ridiculous, indeed;
but changed into an ass he is docile and
humble, and wants only to have his head
scratched and to be fed on dried peas
and good sweet hay.
A fool may be pious and reverential,
believe in creeds and religion; but the
other sort is quite likely to be an atheist.
David undoubtedly meant to write that
the damphool "hath said there is no
God"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
A Debtors Strange Death,

In broken voice Mrs. A. Fl. McGlin-
chey said that on the 10Th inst, at o'clock
in the afternoon, while up stairs attend
ing her husband, who was Ill with fever,
she was called down by voice. Upon
going down she found the constable in
the house. He had clambered over the
fence and gotten in through the kitchen
door. He said to her: 81 have got you at
last" He then unlocked the door and let
in Constables Hickman ard Dillin. Mr.
Pritchett levied on the goods down stairs,
even to the playthings of the child, and
as he was about going up stairs she
stopped him, with the exclamation:
"For Gods sake, don't go up there; you
will kill my husband" The converse
ton was carried on in loud tone of
voice and every word was heard by the
husband in the room at the head of the
stairs. She detailed the goods, including
the bed upon which her husband was
lying. AS she did this she remarkcd:
s'Why, you wouldn't take that, would
your" and he igruffly lied: eyes, l
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
A French Missionary in Africa.

Our examination of Debaize's store re-
vealed some strange things. There were
twelve boxes of rockets and fireworks,
which would require about forty-eight
men to carry them; several boxes of dy-
Mantle Gor what conceivable use no one
knows) two barrels Of gun-powder, innu-
merable revolvers and guns, two coats of
armor, several bH IS of brandy, two
loads Of penny pol Guns, load Of small
bells, large quantities Of botanical
paper, insect bottles and tubes smashed,
surgical instruments, boxes of medicines
without labels, Photographic apparatus;
every conceivable appliance tor geo.
graphical research, though he was per.
fectly ignorant of the working of the
most simple instrument. He brought
with him also hurdygurdy. valued at
four thousand francs. His intended
scheme of progression through hostile
countries was truly French and
admirable in it's absurdity. When
he came to village with
the natives ready to oppose his passage,
he would try the softening influence OF
music on the savage breast by strapping
the hurdygurdy on a mans back, and
with another to turn the handle, march
peaceably, as became a priest, against
the heath. If, in spite of this, the saw
age breast refused to be softened, their
blood would then be on their own head.
They would find that they had to deal
with the church militant! With all the
calmness of French nature, he would
clothe himself in complete armor, raise
confusion in the enemy's ranks by dis
charge of rockets, and march deliberate
ly to victory CT death. Central African
Lakes, Thomson.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04

can take that bed, and if you don't get
the money in two hours Twill take every
thing from the house."
When she went up stairs, after the Of
ficer had gone, her husband who mad
heard the conversation between her and
the officer, exclaimed ,desparing, "Maggie,
It's all up now, they will take everything,
and what will become of your
He soon after became delirious and
remained so until he died. In
grief stricken tones the poor woman told
of his rawlings; how he would clutch the
bedstead to prevent its being taken from
under him.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
Small Pos in Ateasms County.
[Sauk Rapids Sentinel, Nov. 29th.]

Last week DR.. Hewitt and Deputy
Sheriff Doty, of Stearnes county, visited
the small pox infected districts of that
county, and reported the situation prac-
tically unchanged. They found about
125 cases, most of them at Spring Hill
There was one case at Lake George, two
at Lake Henry, one in Getty, and one in
Zion. A subsequent report from Lake
Henry says that number of cases have
developed in that town. The disease
has been mistaken for measles, and nc
precautions had been taken against in
lection until the truth became known
The authorities Of Stearns county are
doing everything in their power to stay
the disease.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
Sale OF the Green Bay Road Denied.
[Chicago Tribune.]
. IN. Y. World, Nov. 30.]

The dispatch from Milwaukee, pub
lished Nov. %, announcing that the
Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul railroad
had been sold to satisfy claim Of D. M.
Kelley for $500, 900 against that road, or
rather against the old Green Bay & Min
nesota railroad, to wifi CHI the Green Bay,
Winona 81 St. Paul has succeeded, is
claimed to be devoid of truth.
1t is stated that Mr.. Kelley attempted
to assert a claim against the old
Green Bay road in the United States
court at Milwaukee, but he was entirely
defeated, the court holding that ,he had
no claim whatever that could be enforced
against the road. The old Green Bay
road was sold out under its mortage and
was bid IN by John l. Blair, representing
the bondholders, and new company was
organized, which has taken all the prop
erty of the old road land is now in posses
Ion thereof Neither is it true that the road
has been sold the Chicago & Northwestern
On the contrary, 1t is still held by Mr..
Blair and the other bondholders, who in
tend extending it to st. Paul as soon as
the proper arrangements can be made.
1t was also incorrectly stated in the same
dispatch that important land suits are
pending against the road which were to
be discontinued BY mutual consent. The
facts are that important land suits are
pending IN which the company is
plaintiff, with Mr.. Kelley and other for
mer officials of the road in the char
acter of defendants. In these suits the
company is seeking to get back property
which Kelley and the other officers took
belong to the company. These suits
have not been discontinued, but are still
being vigorously prosecuted by the at
torneys, E. c. and w. G. Larned. of this
city, and Theodore G. Case, of Green
Ray
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
Pay Day in Workshops.

The following appeal to employers is
being circulated by postal card:
To EMPLOYERS: The Women's Ma
tional Christian Temperance Union re-
quest that all employers will consider
the advantage arising from making some
other day in the week than Saturday
payday. Those who have tried it find
that Monday or Wednesday are prefer
able to Saturday, as the money is ex-
pended for family needs before the IL
quor sellers can get it on Saturday
night or Sunday. Employers, please
try the experiment, and see if your
workmen are not in better condition
on Monday. A statement of results will
be gladly received by
Mrs. P. STRIKER,
Saratoga Springs, n. Y, Com. for New
York State.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-04
An admitted Fact.

Red Wing Republican,, Dec. ..
Some of Wheelock's friends assert, that he
is as sound in body and mind as ever, prefer
ring to say that what some have been disposed
to charitably charge of late to wandering
intellect, weakened by sickness must be
charged up to the natural growth and final
maturity of malicious disposition, or, &C
cording to the old style, Guiteau, orthodox
theology, complete demoniac possession
having early in life sold himself to the devil.
However, some of the best informed citizens
of st. Paul, including the editor of the GLOBE,
sadly affirm that the theory of falling intel
leet is an admitted fact, about which nothing
should have been said, on account of decent
sympathy with the sad sufferer and his sor-
rowing relatives.