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The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW
To Re Strictly Enforced i'm the Navy
Yarha

Notwithstanding the fact that the Attorney
General has decided that tho eight.hour law
is imperfect and illegal, the President and Sec.
rotary OF the Navy take the ground that eight
hours shall constitute legal days work, and
are determined TO enforce the law.
A representative OF THE CRITIC this morn.
ing called upon Secretary Chandler and said
"Mr. Secretary, understand that you pro-
pose tc enforce the eighthour law. Is that sop
"Ye ir;' said the ruler of tho Navy; "the
law IL On the statute.book, and intend TO
obey It. Eight hours constitute days work,
and shall enforce the law"
Tho employees Of the various navy.yards
need not be surprised ut any time TO hear that
the Secretary has Issued an order closing the
yards at a o'clock each day, thus giving to the
workiDgmen what the law Intended their Just
dues. Secretary Chandler's action will be
hailed with Joy throughout the entire country.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
Minnehaha Lodge of Good Templars.

TING meeting OF MInnehhhh Lodge OF
Good Templars last evening, at Its hall,
corner Of Seventh and streets northwest, was
largely attended and much business OF inter-
est to the cause was transacted, including the
admission of several now members. The
Washington on next Friday morning to Deco
guam Falls for days recreation, in which
gathering 1t Is expected that the many friends
OF the members of the lodge will also Join.
Those who participate will, no doubt, have a
jolly time. After the business session last
evening the lodge was entertained with a reel
Rhoder, remarks by Mr.. Bede, music by Pro.
fessor Bullard, recitation by Miss Annie Cox
and remarks by Mrs. Spurgeon, OF Friendship
Lodge.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
Amount of
nutriDlent.

OF very little value, and apples cabbage, tur-
nips and even potatoes at present prices are
expensive eating. Some vegetables and fruits
should, however, enter into tho family con-
sumption, II only for sanitary reasons. Among
those which contain the most saccharine mat
ter, sweet potatoes, parsnips, beets and carrots
being an expensive dish, requires too lengthy
a drain upon tho forces Of the stomach to be u
healthy article OF diet.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
stopping New York ana Chicago
Limited at CressOn.

1t is announced by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company that arrangements have been made
for stopping the New York and Chicago Lin
tied at Cresson for the accommodation of pas.
sengers to or from Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington, rs we'll as New York. Tickets
have been placed on sale In accordance there.
with. Fare, round.trip, $11.1O. Trains leave
$3.50 O. M, 7 $50 and 80 p. m.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
Results of Courtship.

Charles Cost and Carrie Guess.
Nathan A. o. Smith and Lena q. Heitlnger.
James Mead and Mary Brown.
Refuel Want and Mary Luce.
Carl d. A. Rose, Of Baltimore, Nd, and Dora
M. q. Lemke, ofthis city.
Horace A. Graham, Of warrenton, Va, and
Laura Il. Wright, OF this city.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09

ZeI1 HOover's Methods of Swindling
"A Case of Conspiracy which VIII
Probably be Made Against Kim.
Tho notorious It. Zcil Hoover was in tho Po-
lice Court to-day on complaint of George t.
Scott, coIorod.
Mr.. Moore, tho prosecuting attorney, stated
that every other mode of prosecution having
been tried for the offenses OF Hoover, he would
present tho case as ono of petit larceny, and
charge the defendant In two informations-
one for the larceny Of SO from George T. Scott
on July 81, and the other OF SO on July 81.
Mr.. Scott took tho stand and told in q
straightforward manner all his connections
with Hoover, and the skillful and tricky way
In which no was sucked into the net and re-
lievod OF his money. Scott was standing in
his store on July 81 whom no saw man stand
ing on tho sidewalk looking sadly up tho
street with an
Air of Pensive Curiosity.
When Scott approached the man, whom he
now knows to have boon Silas st. John, tho lat.
ter turned and said: It's that Grape on Grants
door2" Scott looked up tho street and saw
Grape on tho door, and replied in the arirma.
tive. "Poor Skipper" replied St. John, two
had Just got him fat place In the War De-
died, and We VIII have to give 1t to somebody
else" Scott became Interested and inquired
about this distribution Of Governmental posi-
lions, and was Informed that prominent SEN
ator obtained tho ofIlces, and they were dis.
tributcd by Zell Hoover. Scott was urged to
Gull on HOOVER ana ala 30 lnat oVenlng Huu
arranged TO get the vacant position In tho War
Department, for which he was to pay
SI3 i'm Advance and 500 Fer Annum
during his continuance In oflce.
Scott signed necessary papers and made
negotiations, paid the money In instalments,
and received notes. Early In August Scott be.
came aware OF the fraud which he had suf.
fered, and learning that the position was not
to be obtained and his money not returned, no
procured q magistrates warrant and subse.
quently Police Court warrant.
Judge Smell said he hardly thought Zel
could be held on charge of petit larceny, but
that tho Introduction OF Silas st. John put q
new aspect on tho case and made both zell
and st. John
liable to Prosecution for COnspir-
acy,
and he would continue the case until to-mor-
row for tho arrest OF st. John and the prepare.
ton OF papers charging conspiracy as we'll as
larceny. Judge Smell said that no was dis
posed 10 strain the law In order to hold Hoover,
and regarded such action on his part as q sim.
pie act of duty in protecting the public.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
walter NInIIey's waltz.

Walter Malley is soon to Issue waltz ent-
tied "undor the Elms," dedicated TO friends
who believed him innocent during his I'M.
prisonmont, and having u tito page with his
picture and one of tho Temple'street elm
arches. He says he knows nothing of Dlanche's
Wilkesbarre,
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
A Present 20 Mrs. Garfield.

few days ago the Womon's SILK Culture
Association sent to Mrs. Garfield tho fabric
manufactured from silk grown In fourteenth
States during 1881. The association has ro.
ceived a letter OF thanks from Mrs. Garfield
in which sho httingly acknowledges the com.
pliment
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
DYSPEPSIA.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 1852,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 1852.
Gentlemen:
have until recently suffered
with dyspepsia nearly all my
life, and at times 50 bad that
everything ate disagreed with
me, besides had great oppres.
sion and hoaylness about tho
stomach. Now, after taking
two bottles Of Browns Iron Bit
tiers, can eat anything, all tho
heavy feeling has left and al
ready think II has done me
more good than any medicine
] ever tried.
Respectfully,
LOUIS A. RICHARDSON.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09

Miss HATTIE WHITMoRE, wiusomo
young lady who has visited friends ut Rock
vile, Nd, for some time, Will 60 to her home
at Anderson, Ind, in a fow days.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09

THE RIFLE CADETS, under command of
Captain Stokes, turned out last night and pa.
raded through the principal streets They
presented q handsome appearance and re.
ceiyod plaudits from tho multltudes along tho
crowded thoroughfares.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
FINANCIAL.
TO.day's stock quotations.

The following observations OF the trans nc
lions In the financial market to-day, together
nished by the banking-house OF II. d. Cooke,
IT,, & Co, 1920 i street, Washington, D. O.:
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
DIED.

MuRPHY.--o August 8, In Baltimore, Ella,
In the 31st year OF her age, wife OF Samuel
Murphy.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09

THERE were seventy-one deaths, forty
two births, seven still-birth and sixteen mar
riages In the District during tho past week.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
MINING.
washington stock Exchange.

Tho following arc the Closing quotations 0
tho Washington Stock Exchange to-day:
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
THE EVENING CRITIC.
TRAPPED AT LAST.

ZelI Hoover's Methods of swindling
"A Case of Conspiracy Which VIII
Probably be Made Agalnsl Him.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
Daily
Baltimore Il Ohio Depot. corner New Jerse,
avenue and q street.

AaiA ls''sttFs ststtfftsf H''t' We.
baltimore express lO'aO.
Baltimore eNpTess",ll'3O
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
Sex in Eggs.

A correspondent of the London Jour
nal of Horticulture says: LAST winter
an old poultry keeper told me he could
distinguish the sex in eggs. l laughed
at him and was none the less skeptical
when he told me the following secret:
Eggs with the air bladder in the center
of the crown of the egg will produce
cockerels; those with the bladder on one
side will produce pullets. The old man
was so certain of the truth of his dogma,
and his poultry yard so confirmed it,
that determined to make experiments
upon it this year. l have done so,
carefully registering the egg bladder
vertical, or bladder ON one side, reject
ing every one which was not decidedly
one or the other, as in some it is very
slightly out of the center. The follow
ing is the result: Fifty eight chickens
were Matched, three are dead and eleven
are yet too young to decide upon their
sex; of the remaining fortyfour, every
one has turned out true to the old mans
theory. This, of course, may be an acci-
dental coincidence, but l shall certainly
try the experiment again.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
An Unique Piece of Jewelry.

At recent Washington reception an
unique ornament was worn by lady.
1t was long brooch or lace pin consist
ing of the rattles and button of an un-
usually large snake, -et in knife-edge
setting of polished gold. There was a
lovely face above it, and the grisly jewel
caught together the edges of an exquisite
lace scarf, but the rattlesnake trophy
was rather disconcerting to some deli
cate ladies', who withdrew from the
wearer with fanciful shivers when they
saw what the thing really was. In ex-
planation of such strange ornament, it
is said that while with her husband on
the Florida coast, her only child, a little
daughter, was saved from the deadly
snake when all coiled and ready to
spring upon her. The man who killed
the snake and saved the girls life was
handsomely rewarded, and the mother,
having obtained the rattles, had them
mounted. The pin is always worn by
her in grateful remembrance of the
event, and at the largest balls, the great
receptions, and the swell germans the
rattlesnakes trophy appears.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
Republicanism In Pennsylvania.

The Republican party of Pennsylvania
seems to be having very much such a
time as the historical parrot is said to
have enjoyed. Boss Cameron having
received a snubbing at Chicago, and a
gentle hint, in the appointment of Mr..
Mac Veagh to the position of Attorney
General in Mr.. Garfelds cabinet, that,
during the administration of the late
President, he was not to have his own
way even in his own State, fell inconti-
nently into the slough of despond.
Thence he emerged as one of the results
Of Guiteau's crime to find in Mr.. Ar
thurs friendship balm for wounds re-
ceived and promise for the future. In
the short space of seven months he has
regained his old position in Pennsylva-
MIA, with powers from his ''pal" in the
White House as unlimited as those the
Tsar grants to the governor of Russian
province. Indeed, it is very evident
that, between the two, every anti-Stal-
wart federal Office holder in that State
will soon be removed from Office.
Now this state of affairs is making
things exceedingly lively ameng the
brethren of the Keystone State. Last
fall one Wolfe, not liking the Cameron
ian slate, bolted forthwith, and carried
with him some $4,000 others who sup
ported him for the office of State Treas
urer. Since then the disaffection has
increased to such an extent that Senator
Mitchell, the Boss colleague, recently
declared that something must be done
or the party would resolve itself into
fragments. A general feeling of discon-
tent pervades the Pennsylvania delega-
ton in the House of Representatives, as
well as among the rank and file of the
party. Mr.. Cameron seems to be acting
also as the ''heirs, executors and as
signs" of the late Mr.. Conkling, of New
York, in the matter of the distribution
ct federal offices. The recent bolt in
Philadelphia shows that the anti Cam
eron people are in earnest, and that the
Boss is very pig-he sded person indeed.
This little bit of history is suggestive
Of moral, which is the following: The
State of Pennsylvania will be carried, in
fall;bly, by the Democracy.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
A straw.

One Of the best features of the anti
Chinese law is that clause which pro-
hibits the naturalization of the Chinese,
and yet the Republican Senators, almost
without exception, voted against its re-
tention. Beyond peradventure our Re-
publican brethren will claim that the
beneficent clause referred to was the
direct outcome of moral ideas, and that
Senators Farley and Grover were its
consistently bitter opponents.
In its drowning struggles the Repub-
lican party clutches at very small straws.
All along leading members of the Re-
publican party at the East, until the
late vetoadmonished them-all too late
of the danger of their course, have sup
ported Chinese immigration, and encour-
aged the naturalization of the Chinese,
simply because they saw that in flood
ing the country with Mongolians they
might secure number of voters to re-
place the Southern negroes whom they
have been in the habit of using, as they
did in Indiana and elsewhere two years
ago, to carry elections, but who are
learning rapidly that the Democrats
among whom they live are their best
friends.
If this be not natural and the only
correct deduction to be made from the
vote of the great majority of the Re-
publican Senators on the anti-Chinese
bill, let some of our Republican
friends exercise their ingenuity in an at
tempt to explain the true inwardness of
that vote.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11

IT is now asserted that Mr.. Blaine, ol
some one in his interest, caused the As
sociated Press reports of his examina
tion in the Peruvian scandal to be gar.
bled in manner favorable to that gen.
tleman, and the Herald, of New York,
copying q Washington paper, prints,
side BY side, the Associated Press re-
port and a verbatim report of portion
Of the proceedings. The Associated
Press report made things bad enough for
the ''artful dodger" from Maine, and, if
the whole truth be more damaging to
him, they are very bad indeed.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
Canals on the Planet Mars.
London Daily Telegraph. /

lLondon Daily Telegraph
A curious discovery, made by Signor
Schiaparelli, director of the Royal OBJ
servatory ct Milan, seems to start again
the old and unanswerable question, "Are
the planets inhabited This Italian as
tronomer is one of the most assiduous
watchers of the planet Mars. 1t was he
who, in 1878, first detected the many
dusky bands which traverse and subdI-
vide the ruddy portions of the martial
orb. Again, In lS79-S0, when the posi-
ton of the planet was favorable, he re-
identified these strange lines; but dur
ing last January and February he has
been able to observe and mark out in
more than twenty instances Implications
OF the dark streaks covering the equa-
oorial region of Mars with mysterious
network, to which there is nothing re-
motely analogous ON the Garth" The
Italian astronomer has styled them
canals, " for they bear the appearance
of long sea ways dug through the mar
tial continents, as if mania for short
cuts had seized the inhabitants of the
planet, and everybody residing there
has become an active Nj. de Lesseps.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
A New Market.

The merchants of New Orleans are
taking active steps to increase the COM
mercial relations of that city with the
West Indies. Many of the islands, and
Jamaica in particular, are, and for some
years have been, anxious to enter into
closer relations of trade with their nat
ural American port, and the movement
viii be successful.
With the opening of communica-
tion by rail New Orleans has be-
come also our most available port on
the Gulf of Mexico; but New Orleans is,
of course, merely an entrepot, and
Southern California is notably the re-
zion where very many of the articles
most in demand in the West India mar
ket must be obtained by the merchants
Of the Crescent City. Flour, canned
fruit, hams and bacon, and the products
of the dairy, will find always ready
sale in the many thriving towns of the
Antilles, and the market will prove to
Be an exceptionally good one for our
wines.
The climate of the West Indies and
the Spanish main necessitates the use of
Light, nutritious Wines At both meals
wine is to be found daily on the tables
Of the well -to-do classes of society, while
Of q Sunday, and ON the many occasions
Of especial rejoicing, the hearts of the
poor also are gladdened. Every shop
keeper includes wines in his stock of
goods, and the aggregate consumption
il enormous. The favorite wines are
French clarets and the lighter wines of
Spain and Portugal-especially the
former. Now it is very well known
that, of late years notably, the greater
part Of the French wines exported are
mere noxious adulterations, unfit to
drink aud dangerous to health, and yet
such liquids, bearing counterfeit brands
Of the great chateaur, retail at from
fifty cents to three dollars per bottle
and this Notwithstanding the fact that
the ports of the West Indies are, gen.
orally, free ports.
With such wines ours can certainly
compete successfully, and it will be a
mode of proceeding entirely foreign to
their character if our vintagers do not
take timely steps to avail themselves of
this brilliant opening
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11

The chief mate of the infamous
Gatherer" has been found guilty of
brutal treatment of the crew of that
vessal, and will be duly sentenced-to
the full extent of the law, let us hope.
But it is very unsatisfactory to remem-
Der that the chief devil of that Hades
afoat has escaped. We believe that
this is the only instance on record
where the master of sea-going vessel
has not been held responsible for official
acts done with his knowledge and con-
sent.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
EASTERN.

Conclusion Of Reeds Argument.
WAsHINToN, May l0.-Reed in con-
cluding his argument on the bill of ex-
ceptions in the Guiteau case, made a
strong appeal to the Court to save the
land from the shame and her judiciary
from the disgrace of sending an insane
man to the gallows. Court adjourned.
Relief of the Point Barrow Ex-
petition.
WASHINGTON, May l0.-A vessel will
leave San Francisco next month in
charge of Lieut.. Joseph S. Powell for
the relief of the Point Barrow expedi-
tion. Persons desiring to send supplies
will forward them to Lieut.. Powell at
San Frantisco, not later than June 30th,
marked, "Point Barrow Expedition,
care U. s. Signal Office"
Opposed to Furnishing More Vic
tins.
WASHINGTON, May 10th. Secretary
Chandler does not favor new arctic ex-
pedition.
The May Musical Festival.
New YORK, May 10th. The special
advisory council for the May musical
festival are figuring ON the expenses. 1t
is stated that they were $1,000 to
Sl25,000, while the receipts were Sl45,-
900 including the S25. 900 paid in assess
ments on the guaranteed fund. Proba-
bly, the sides of the account will about
balance.
Motion for New Trial Denied.
CHICAGO, May l0th.-Judge Dyer, in
the United States Court, overruled the
motion of the counsel for Doyle, the
forger, for a new trial and arrest of judg-
ment but gave until the Goth inst. to
produce evidence of good character.
Army Reunion.
ST. LOUIS, May l0th.-The reunion
of the army of the Tennessee now being
held in the Peoples Theater has fine
weather, with every prospect of sue
cessful meeting. Gen. w. L. Sherman
called the assembly to order and said
the day was chosen as an honor to those
who captured Camp jackson in the
suburbs of st. Louis. They had for
given the past, but had not forgotten it,
and would cherish the memories of the
war forever Bishop Fellows, of Chi
cago, presented the magnificent floral
tribute sent by Chicago to st. Lonis.
Ex-Governor Fletcher responded. Gen.
Sherman announced the committees and
the Secretary read the reports, showing
SO. 900 cash on hand. Letters followed
from absentees. Among the letters
were one from President Arthur, from
Vice-President Davis, Gen. Grant, Sec
retary of War Lincoln, Generals Logan,
Vest and Mcclellan and S. j. Tilden.
Adjourned to evening. The society Wis.,
tied the Merchants Exchange, where
various speeches were made, after which
they took drive.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
EUCALYPTUS.

Eucalyptus has of late years been
found very useful for great number of
the ills that flesh is heir to. Its latest
application is in the shape of Slaven's
California Pine and Eucalyptus Porous
Plaster an article which is possessed of
much merit, and is fast superceding the
old-fashioned pitch and frankincense
plaster. 1t is endorsed by the medical
profession throughout the land For
sale by c. F. Heinzeman, No. IA Main
street.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
A Curious Experience.

A very mysterious and unaccountable
occurrence is stated to have taken place
a few days ago at one of the photograph
galleries in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 1t
was neither more nor less than the un-
intentional production, three times in
succession, by the unwilling photo
grapher, of tintype corresponding very
nearly to the regulation "spirit picture;'
that is, there was, according to the
statement, another figure in the picture
besides those of the two who sat for it.
That there was no one in the gallery at
the time except the photographer and
the person who sat for the picture the
photographer is said to be willing to as
sert by the most solemn asseverations.
Stillitis certain that when the first picture
was taken blur appeared between the
two heads in the photograph; second
trial resulted in the same way, and the
third trial made photograph with an
appraised hand and arm distinctly por-
trayed between the shoulders of the two
persons in the photograph. Where it
came from is the puzzling conundrum.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11
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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-11

If the only argument advanced by
Guiteau's counsel on the bill of ex-
ceptions be that the time fixed for the
execution is Objectionable, the matter
can be very easily disposed of by the
Court in banc. Let him be ordered to
immediate execution, and the matter
will be disposed of satisfactorily to all
parties concerned.