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Society Notes.

Chief Justice Waite's wife and daughter and
the families of several Of the other justices OF
the Supreme Court received numerous visitors
yesterday. Many called to welcome Justice
Fields wife back from her European trip, and
were pleasantly entertained by her and her sis
ter, Miss Swearingen. Mrs. Fields health seems
greatly improved. She does not intend to re-
ceive regularly on Mondays until January.
The reception given on his retirement from
the Department of State by ex-Secretary Blaine
and his wife last evening to their successors,
Secretary and Mrs. Frelinghuysen. added another
to the already long list of notable entertain
ments which have. within two or three years
occurred at their residence The diplomatic
corps was represented by nearly all the repre-
sentatiyes here of foreign governments and the
ladies of their families. as the entertainment
was given for the special purpose of introducin.
them TO the new Secretary OF State and his wife
who stood with Secretary and Mrs. Blaine to
receive the guests Miss Alice Blaine. Miss
Dodge. and Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis also assisted
In welcoming and entertaining the company
Among our own officials who attended were
several justices of the Supreme Court and their
wives and daughters. some of the members of
the Cabinet. with ladies of their families. and
also some members of the two Houses of Con-
gress. with ladies. President Arthur was pres
ent for an hour before midnight. The dressing
was very rich and elegant, and bountful col
lation was enjoyed before the company dis
pefsed.
Representative Washburn, on vacating Secre-
tary Frelinghuysen's house that its owner and
his family might occupy it, moved to the resi-
dence of ex-Attorney General Williams. which
he has leased---Gen. Meigs and his daughter
expect visit soon from Gen. Clusters widow.
Mr.. w. B. Fitzhugh is to be married on
Thursday to lady residing on the eastern shore
OF Virginia, whittier he starts to-day. accom-
panied by his attendants. Hon. G. d. Wise Mai.
). Med. Darlington. Capt b. l.. Cromwell, Hon.
George W. Garrison. Lafayette F.tzhugh, and
James s. FitZhugh. After the holidays Mr.. and
Mrs. Fitzhugh will reside at Dallas, Texas.
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Head.HllNterS.

In Mr. Books account of life among the Day.
axis the Head-Hunters OF Borneo), the great I'd
tional custom Of ''bead-hunting" has, Of coarse,
a large place. In spite OF the efforts of the
Dutch to put it down, it goes on still SO hriskly
outside their borders that many tribe. are on
the way to mutual determination in order to
get one anothefs skulls to wrap in banana
leaves. and hang up to decorate the houses.
The boys initiation into manhood is to go on an
attack upon neighbOring tribe. for he cannot
marry until lie has a head to show as proof of
bravery. Nor does the bloodthirsty business
stop here, for the young warriors wedding.
such public events as the naming of Rajah's
newborn son, and, above all, Rajah' s
death, with its demand for heads
of enemies to be taken in order
that their souls may go as his servants in the
next World-these and other reasons are always
forthcoming to make war everlasting between
tribe and tribe. Yet our traveller confirms the
contrast SO usual among barbarians. between
this ferocity to aliens and the kindly homc-lfe
The Dayaks much desired his European knick-
knacks. and begged for them pertinaciOusiy. but
would never take the smallest thing without
leave; they would hesitate If they could not give
a satisfactory answer. but they wonld not lie.
The women have, of course. to work like beasts
of burden, but the men behave gently to them:
everybody is kind to the children, and the sick
are nursed and looked after by their friends
with ready sympathy. According to the
hunters at home compare In some ways
favorably not only with the more civilized
Malays. but even. We may think, with some
folks nearer our own doors. The most fereciOus
tribe met with by the explorer was the Things
who are not only head-hunters, but cannibals.
eating the bodies of the enemies whose heads
they take In most Dayak villages there are
posts set up which commemorate head-hunting
exploits; while others have to do with the yet
more CHASTITY sacrifice of debt-slayes. 1t was
relief to meet with tribe, the Orang Bukkit
whose partly Malay descent accounted for head
hunting not being their custom. Nor, indeed.
did they have the Dayak practice called po,aok.
the seciudihg of people, or prohibiting access to
neIds or houses, by setting up some such sign as
bundle OF leaves On stick. This is done In
order to get good crops, or to shut of evil in
nuences in sickness or monFning; and its often
noticed resemblance to the 1pu OF Polynesia
gives interest TO Mr.. Books careful description
given picture Of tho ponlell -atiek itsslk
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Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

reported fOr 1HE EVENING STAR.
PREFERRED MARRIAGE TO TnE PENIrENrIAIY.
The statute Of the commonwealth which enfOrces
the Mosaic law in 2Stil and 29th volumes of the
23d chapter of Deuteronomy was again enforced
here last night. Miss Molle FeftOn having
complained to the mayor that MIR. Bernard
Trook had anticipated their proposed marriage.
warrant was issued for him. and he was
brought to the station house. and the state code
which gives him choice between marriage and
the penltentiary was explained to him He
did not hesitate but hurried with an officer
10 the residence of the clerk Of the court.
VINO Is never happy man on
.ne tlay that grants no marriage license, and he
responded with alacrity to the call. Officer
l.awier hastened after the lady and her mother
and the Rev. DIR. paulson was summoned. At
iu:oO p. M. In Captain Websters room, the min
lister lesaliZad the marriage. and according to
the scripture requirement in such case. '.she
shall be his wife. and he must not nut her away
all his days" But after the marriage the hus
oand went one way and the wife another.
THE FUNERAL o. Mr.. John S. Emerson took
place TINS afternoon from his late residence.
near the Midland depot. Mr.. T. was for sixty
years butcher IN the Alexandria market, but
retired from business many years ago He was
one of the Oldest residents Of the town. having
attained the age of IS years.
BURGLARY.-The store of O. Henderson &
Co.. on Union street and Fayette alley, was
entered by burglars. last night, who used a lad
der and got in through an upper window.
Nothing is missing except some cigars, tobacco
REPORTERS NOTES.-The old Students So
ciety, of ST. John 81 academy. met last night and
began arrangements fer the annual banquet.
A little son Of Mr.. Vim. Sutton. living on Lee
near Wolfe street was fatally burned yesterday
-. Eight or ten sta!wart men of the Chain gang
are now engaged sweeping King street and
making 1t neat for the Christmas holidays.
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RUFFIANs FIRING UPON SrEAMBoAr.-A tele-
.ra;n from Memphis. December 10, says: The
steamer City of Providence was hailed one hun
dred miles below here. yesterday. by three ruff
fans inst after she had backed out from land
ing Because she refused to return for them
they emptied three revolyers at her. crashing
glass and spIIntering the woodwork, but strik-
ing no one. No effort was made to capture
them.
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DENYING THAT JEFF. DAVIS STOLE THE SILVER
The charge made by Gen. Joe Johnston that
JEFF. Davis might have stolen twenty wagon
loads of silver has created sensation in the
south, and the friends Of the eX-confelerate
president Indignantly deny it. Gen. BAIL Duke,
who had command of the train upon which the
money was carried, is preparing statement of
facts in the case Capt. Edwards, also of Louis
vile. who was on duty with the train, Will give
information about the missing money.
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AN INDIAN ScHOoL House BURNED.-The
agency school house at Wichita agency. Indian
Territory, has been destroyed by incendiaries,
having been fired from the outside. The iu-
mates. eighty or ninety i'm number. including
the teacher and Indian pupils. escaped. The
school building occupied the site of the one
burned i'm like manner i'm 1879
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MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Sam
uel Il. Robinson and Nary C. Willett; Bascom
Tiamer of Hiisborough, Caroline county, Md.
Ind Josephine Downs; Charles James, of Ros-
llyn. Va. and Mary A Bowman; Alex. +. Dyer
a1Bsl Eliza Catiett; W. B. Thomas and Susan S.
Mitchell: j. X. Hunt and E. Weaver; Colin l..
Hero aud Lizzie Pettitt, both of Fairfax County.
Va. Tbeo. SonHe,nann and Jamie Essex: Chss
T. Bostie of baltimore AID iAtsl s.ptrssy; W
H Nhittioseg sassd a1aYv ~ s<ses..elss
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Bishop MCQUAID Nor A NATIVE IRIsHNAN.--
The officers of the Monroe county. N. Y. Land
League state that Bishop II. j. McQuaid. who
denounced the league in u sermon last Sunday,
is not a native OF Ireland, as has been sup
odd
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COMMISSIONER LORTNGS ACCOUNT OF THE OPERA
TIONs OF HIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG DoMESTtC CATTi.E
SOME REMARKS ABOUT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
LocUsTs.
The annual report Of the Commissioner of
Agriculture states that the expenses of the at
tempt to cultivate the tea plant i'm South Caro-
lima have been somewhat curtailed without det-
rinent to the experiment. The investigation of
contagious diseases among domestic animals has
been continued with good results. The results
OF some OF these inquiries. such as the discovery
Of infected headropes in ocean steamers. are al
ready known. The fact has also been estah-
iished that pleuro-pneumonia exists in several
OF the eastern states although i'm most cases in
= very mild form. Prominence is given to the
report OF the veterinary surgeons sent to Great
britain TO inquire into the alleged importation
from the United States of diseased cattle and
the Commissioner believes that most of the mis-
understandings on this subject have given way
before the convincing proofs presented by the
American surgeons. The special Investigation
of the insects affecting the cotton crop is being
actively carried on, particularly in its more prac-
tica bearings, and most valuable discoveries have
been made In mechanical details and principles
that lessen the cost of protecting the crop and
simplify the necessary machinery.
Recognizing the Importance to our western far
mers of acquiring data upon which to predicate
rs TO the probable action of the Rocky Mountain
locust in 1882, the Commissioner says he has
had an agent specially engaged under the direc-
ton of the entomologist to gather data in the
permanent breeding grounds of this pest, lying
for the most part in the thinly settled regions of
the northwest. On this subject the report says
remembering the incalculahle loss and suffer-
ing which this insect entaied between the wears
of 1873 and 1ST7-losses which largely helped to
prolong the commercial depression of that per-
iOd this information seems to me of sufficient
moment to warrant annual observations of a
more extended nature
Commissioner Loring expresses his intention
Of making the crop reports much more accurate
and exhaustive than heretofore. His report is
accompanied by number of special reports on
various branches of inquiry, compiled by ex-
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DISAPPEARANCE OF A WEIL-KNOwN ACTOR.
A telegram from Philadelphia. December 49,
says: Robert McWade. the well-knOwn actor.
vino has made a speciality of Rip Van Hiaslae for
many years. has mysteriousiy disappeared, and
street. in this city, are i'm great distress In the
latter part OF August. Mr.. Mcwade was playing
in southern Utah, from where he sent S75ito his
family. Since then his wife has not heard Of
him. Mrs. MeWade says he was regular cor
respondent, and is sure some harm has be4allen
him Mr.. McWade has three children. The
eldest boy was preparing himself for West Point.
but owing to the straitened circumstances OF
the family since the fathers disappearance the
lad has been taken from school. Mrs. New AIDE
owes her landlord Richard Middleton, sSS, and
to-day the family furniture was seized for the
debt When Mrs. McWade's troubles became
known at the Chestnut Street Theater this at
ternoon. purse Of $50 was promptly made up
to relieve her immediate wants.
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A FAMILY BLOWN TO ATOMS BIZ DYNAMITE
special from Mount Union, Huntingdon
county, Pa, says that previous to going to work
Yesterday morning, John A. Ingram, miner.
placed q can Of dynamite on his cook stove to
dry. The package ignited and exploded with
and killing Ingram, HE wife, and their four
chiidsrn. Bat 0ne child escaped. The fosee o(
he explosion was felt Ill Over toua. Eefalng
Il ali remains OF the house. A InQueu vi -
ed over naat fi1gmsufstg - on1O - -
l;l5isc1xd IN. 81
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MAKING IT WARM FOR THE MONTE SWIM

MAKING IT WARM FOR THE MONTE SWIM
DI.EKs.-Since the arrest Of King and Sweeney,
of the ''three-card monte" gang. last week. the
been lOafing about the entrances to the Capitol
and ground are not So numerous, and the large
number of strangers who daily visit the Capitol
and stop at the entrance to the grounds to view
the Peace monument have not been bothered by
the polite young men who want to know what
the monument represents. and who have a
friend who is going to show them the 'hut''
where the conspiracy to assassnate President
Lincoln was Matched, and the place where Mrs.
Surratt was hung bob" Frazier was arrested
by Officer Wagner, of the eighth precinct, yes
terday, on suspicion of having been in one OF
the recent jobs. but. as no evidence could he
found AGAINST him. he was dismissed.
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ROBBERY OF A WOMAN on THE HiGHWAY.-A
very aggravated case of larceny was tried in the
Police Court this afternoon against young
COlOred man named William Frazier alias John
Bell. respectable old white lady named Maria
Miller stated that she is IS years old and lives on
the Bladen Place in the county, and while rest
ing on the side of the road yesterday with a
basket in front of her. which contained some
provisions and dry goods. this man came along
and took the basket and carried it off. The
court gave him the extent of the law-siX months
in Jail.
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PIER0LA--A Telegram received ut Paris from
Lima says that PierOla il residing Mt Lima as
private citizen, and that Vice-president Mon
terO il recognized By the whole of Peru
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LITTLE THIEvEs-A wholesale grocery firm
Of Erie, Pa. who have for a long time been
missing notes from their till, lately discovered
that the robbers were mice. On Saturday
nest was found back of the drawer made en-
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A BOYS STRANGE D1sAAPEARANCE.-Alber
1"mpkins. nine years old. left his home at lG7f
Third avenue. shortly before seven O'Clock ON
Sunday morning last. He went out to gather
kIndiings for his mother. and as the fire was
low ana needed pro,apt attention. he had not
waited to finish dressing. He wore gray coat
and trousers. He didn't return in time for
breakfast. and his mother sent his elder brother
out TO look far him. No trace of the boy has
yet been found Mrs. TompkiBs said yesterday
that they had lived in the house but two weeks,
and during that time Albert had been frequently
il-treated 10y the boys in shanties back on Sec
and avenue They had forced her boy to steal
apples. and once when he had protested against
their pia! ing slaughter house with a cat and
cutting it up into steaks, they threatened to cut
frightened by the threats.-N T. sun, Ish.
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SON-IN-LAw AGAINST ENTHUSIASTICALLY
liceman Young states that en- elderly white lady
came to him on the street Saturday night with
her face bleeding and two teeth knocked out
and stated that her sOn-in-law. Timothy Con-
nors. had assaulted her. On going to the house
OF Timothy COnnOrs. the son-ir-aw on Madison
street. the officer found him bleeding frem bad
cut on the forehead. which, he said his mother
in-.aw did with a stove litter. Not SEEING the
assault. but locked him up for cursing and
swearing. In the Police Court yesterday COnnors
forfeited his collateral
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PRINCE LEoPoID'S MaRRfAGE.-'The mar
riage Of Prince Leopold" says London Truth
will be celebrated at st. Georges Chapel.
Windsor. either during the last ten days Of
March or the first fortnight of May Ii is inn
possible TO make any more definite settlement
as to time until the financial question has been
settled 10y Parliament The arrangements re-
speeding the ceremony will he precisely similar
TO those at the wedding of the Duke Of Con-
naught. The Duke and Duchess of Albany will
reside permanently at Claremont after their mar
riage~ The Dukes books pictures and other
properties have recently been removed there
from Windsor With regard TO the pccuniary
arrangement. it will be proposed, probably on
Monday, February IL. to increase the Princes
income by f10.000 a year. and the same jointure
will be provided fer the Princess AS was given
to the Duchess of Connaugbt. Claremont was
settled on the Queen for her life after the death
of King Leopold: on the demise OF the Crown 1t
will revert to the country. There is an idea in
court circles of proposing to grant a revcrsion
OF the place 10 Prince Leopold. but Parliament
long ago showed itself so decidedly ayerse to ar
ransements of this description that the project
will doubtless he dropped"
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THE Tallapoosa arrited at the navy yard here
so-day. She had on board the crew of the En-
ferprisa which will go into commIssion January
10th next.
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RIVER TRApE.-HarbOr-mast Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front as follows: Soops
Magma and Maggie. schooners james Wayne.
}. {. 'aunaun. and John Willie and pungy j.
\. Harper, all with oysters for market Schr.
Virginia Dare. Delaney. 1886 tons coal. Johnson
Bros: schr. John Badey. Marshall 176 tons coal,
same: schr s. $. Hudson. Vaughn. $40 tons coal
city Dealers str. Sue. Geo.ehegan merchandise
for Stephenson Bros; str. Ann Eliza Shrop-
shire. merchandise. johnson Bros: str Mary C.
Spedden. 1900 feet lumber. city Dealers long
boats Mary Ann Shea. Silver Star. Pilot. aud w
ID. Clark, all with cord wood for market.
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HORRIBLE DoUBI.E TRAGEDY IN NEW York
"enzei Felix. a"ed thTty-two. q German car
penfeT, and TOR months a confirmed invalid
hardly able To stir from his bed. I'm New York,
yesterday morning beat his wIfe's brains out
with n.ailet. apparently in iii of Jealous RAGE.
and then took his own life by cutting has throat
Afterwards hanging himself. Both were dead
when found 10y the police in their rooms in
shanty at $50 East Forty sixth street. The NO.
mans name was Catharine Felix. and she WAS
thirty years old. The couple had been married
only nine months. and in q few weeks Nrs Fe-
lax would have become a mother. Vest rr,lay
forenoon Mrs. Felix visited the police station in
her district. and stating that her husband. Wen
gel FeA, was sick ut his house. asked him To
be taken To the hospital. The sick wagon was
sent for. but before it arrived WenZel had killed
his wife and taken his own life. Felix has been
sufiern" from internal injuries received from
falling from a building on Sixth avenue where
he was at work at his trade of carpenter. three
or four months ago. He had been i'm the hospi-
pita. but for the last twelve weeks had been iy-
ing sick at his house. When found Wenzefs
body was hanging by clothes line from the
stO pipe overhead, and his throat was cut the
windppe being severed.
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Gen. Grant aHd kEi~ Wass,in.tsu
Pastor.

The New York San of to-day says that Rev
W. X. Davis is about 10 leave the Madison Ave-
nue.. Congregational chulch in that city. He
says he wants to preach in "A church which is
free from debt, and this church has debt of
$4,000 haaing over it. Mr.. Davis will probably
90 TO Congregational church in Albany TO
which he has been called. Pr j. II. Newman, OF
the Seventh Avenue Methodist church. is talked
oi as Mr. Davis successor He said Yesterday
that the iatter Was only talked of at present.
and that nothing positive could be said al this
time. In case lie * called TO the Madison Ave
hue church To succeed Mr.. Davis. ii is expected
that nany OF his personal frieads in his present
congregation viii follow him 10 the new church
among them Gen Grant. DR. Newman will
make it one Of the conditions Of his occupying
this CHARGE that the debt of $50 600 be paid and
ii is supposed that lie Nill have wealthy uien
enough IN his new cUn:rre cation To lift this in q
short time. Gen Grant is spoken ofas president of
the board of trustees The Rev. Mr. Davis was
himself formerly a Methodist minister He
changed TO CGu@recati0aalisu three years ago.
When he TOOK charge of the Madison Avenue
Congregational Church he offered 10 raise So
600 OF the debt il the congregation would sub
scribe the remaining S50, 900. His olIer Nas
never taken advantage of.
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PoLO-THE REDS BEAT THE BLUEs-Iast
night the second match game of polo between
the two city teams was played at the Rink. AS
is usual on such occasions the building was
crowded with friends of the rival teams The
Reds We're represented 10y Cuttings. capt; G.
HELEN. Murphy. Snyder, Wilmington. Hillyer
and McFaiis. The Bnes-Boyd, capt: B. Hell
len. Main. Tarrow. Hobbs. Owen and Harlan
Umpire. Wilmington; referee, Davenport. The
game was an interesting one, frequent bursts
OF applause marking the good plays. The
Reds won by score of 5to2.
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NOt NJ NFNFaRH3. EIfM
Yesterday, Merrick and Dnrant agt Giddings;
submitted. John I. Martin was admitted to the
bar.