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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21
POIYgamy in Idaho.

TIE GOVERNOR WANTS THE EDMUNDs BILL AP-
i on1Ioo Piled TO THAT TERRITORY.
The 1faho territorial legislature is now fully
organized. The assembly elected D. W. Fouch,
republican, speaker. The governors message
denounces in strong terms the evils of polyg-
amy, which to considerable extent prevails in
IddaAq, He says if the Mormon church cannot
survive the loss of this criminal practice it de-
serves to perish from the face of the earth He
suggests the adoption Of Some measures so that
no person shall be excluded from testifyfng in
any proceeding in pOlygamy On account of mar
rage relation with the defendant; that cOhabi-
tatiOn with more than one woman be considered
continuous offense; that to present the doc
trine Of polygamy or to encourage others to en-
ter into polygamous relations be punished as Sc
verely as the crime Itself; that Congress be me-
morialized to amend the present anti-polygamy
laws. He calls attention to the fact that in sew
eral counties Of Idaho, Mormons both vote and
hold office; that the prohibition Of the Edmunds
bill should apply to that territory as we'll as to
Utah. He also directs attention to present de-
fects in the election laws of Idaho, and suggests
remedies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

ing in the Asper Christy adultery case took place
in Erie, Pa, yesterday morning before Alder
man Ferfier. The prosecuting witness, Fred
Asper, husband of the accused woman, was
ready to testify that Christy had violated the
for the defendant made motion to quash the
proceedings, however, upon the ground that
man could not. testify in case duplicating his
wife in the crime. The motion was sustained
and case discharged at cost of prosecuting wit
ness.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
Did Washington 8. Swear Like n
Trooper
WHERE ARE THE PROOFS?


WHERE ARE THE PROOFS?
To the Editor of THE EvEsISa STAR:
The EVENING STAR of Monday last contains
o report of the testimony Of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. given before New York grain
committee on the preceding Saturday, In which
Mr.. Beecher Is represented as saying:
There was George Washington, he could not
be bribed, but he s,core Ike trooper"
If Mr.. Beecher is truly reported I feel moved
to ask on what authority he charges Washing
ton with such gross profanity as his assertion
implies? Where are his proofs? If hehas none
then must we class him with few men of our
times who have shown desire TO drag down
the exalted great men of our country to their
own base level that thus they might assume to
be the equals of the greatest and best of man.
Kind.
That Washington is sIandered by those who
charge him with profanity, i affirm on few
facts which refute the charge so far as any
Negative can be proved.
l. The charge cannot be found in anv cOntehl-
pOrane0us writer of reliable candor and vera
CITY of course Tom Calender and Peter POrcu-
pine are not such writers) The bographers
and historians of his day. and for several de-
cades after his death, never denied nor init
mated doubts of the general testimony that he
was wholly free from such vices. A large vO.
volume of addresses. sermons. poems and other
tfiDufts I'D HIS UtHofy was puDiiSiieu some
time after his death. called Washngtoniana"
oil Of whose officers testify to his command of
temper. purity OF character. honesty, veracity
and consistency of life and speech with his
Christian profession.
2. In view of the latter. adduce the several
general orders (see "WaShngton's Order
Book, issued by him, in at least two (and. if
memory serves me correctly three) of which
he forbds profanity. gambling and Sabbath
breaking in severe terms. and characterizes
''proiane swearing as "a mean vice, d which
no gentleman should be guilty" The idea that
man OF his dignity. seriousness and religions
profession and character. could lecture his
officers and men /, vice of which he himself
was constantly vilely and meanly guilty as
any trooper in his army. is not only imprOba
BILE but supremacy absurd
With this negative and clrcumstantal testi-
mony we rest our cause for the present. Let
those who would rob our country of the fame of
its illuStrious dead. and posterity of their pure
examples, and humanity of its most honorable
models. cease their proofess charges and empty
assertions. or present some show of evidence. if
any they have. to save their own characters for
truthfulhess. Wewait for the proofs.
OCTOGENARIAN.
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MT. Dunningss Mysseraeus Death.

There Is considerable excitement I'm Denton,
Nd. over the death Tuesday night OF we'll
known citizen, Charles A. Dunning, who lived
near town. It appears that his wife, Mrs.. Dun
ming, being strangely impressed with the idea
OF some approaching calamity to her husband,
who had gone to town and had not returned
home, could not sleep. About one O'Clock she
heard the noise Of horse stamping short dis
lance from the house. She and the colored
man-seryant went out and found Mr.. Dunning
dead in his carriage In the yard, his head. cut
and bleeding, hanging downward between the
front wheels and the shafts. Mr.. Dunning had
al insurance on his life for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

SUn Against LIFE INSURANCE CorAxr.-
Mrs. Walburga Wackerie. ct st. Louis. yesees
against the lEtna Life Insurance COMPANY on4
J. C. Webster. agent Of the company. eho
alleges that the insurance company, Tor the puE>
pose Of tleifaudng her out OF the money due o.
her husbands policy consplred with ceftek
persons to induce another man to personaxe hee
husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21
The Post office Appropriation Hill.

AMENDMENTS ADoPrSD PREVIOUS TO IT'S PASS
AGE IN THE HOUSE.
The House of Representatives yesterday after
noon passed the post office appropriation bill.
An amendment was adopted. providing that the
compensation to the subsidized railroads for
Carrying the mails shall be fixed by the Post
master General at a rate not exceeding that
fixed by him or allowed by law to other rail
road companies to which the United States
have furnished aid by grants OF land. right OF
way. or otherwise on condition that the mails
should be transported over their roads at such
price as Congress shall by law direct. On
motion of Mr.. Mills. of Texas an amendment
was adopted directing the Postmaster General
to make thorough investigation into the rail-
way mail service of the United States and to
report to the next session of Congress what is
the reasonable &aue of the transportation of
the mails. and what difference there is between
the cost OF the transportation of freight for pri
vate parties and the cost of the transportation
OF the mails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

Oscar WiDde's Opinion Of New York.
From the New York Sun, Goth.
A prominent legal gentleman OF this city met
Oscar Wilde at dinner night or two SINCE aud
asked him what his real opinion Of New York
was now that he had live here nearly year:
"Well, sir" said Mr.. Wilde with q placid
smile, ''my opinion is now formed and II lie that
New York is o very good place for one to stop
for dinner on ones way to Yokohama"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

CRUSHED IN A FALLING BUILDING Hunts-
vile, Texas, special says: "During q severe
hail storm last night Deans milling house, six
miles from here, was blown down, instantly
killing Albert Driden and four negro women
who had sought shelter in the building Ten
persons were Ia the building at the time of the
accident. Three or four Others were slightly
wounded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

ArrEMPn 10 FIRE NORTH CAROLINA Town..
Incendiaries attempted to burn the town q
Henderson, NC, on Tuesday night. The stores
Of Charles Finch and James B. Phillips and the
tobacco warehouse Of J. d. q D.Y. Cooper were
set on fire, the latter In four places. A vigt-
lance committee OF nifty citizens has been formed
and the town IL patrolled BY them every night.
A few years agothe town was entirely destroyed
by incendiary 1res
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News Briefs.


The Woman's National Christian Temperance
union has joined with the United Presbyterian
church in urging all the churches to observe
January 9th. in the week Of prayer, as a day Of
prayer for the temperance cause.
The firm of Graham & Aitken, dry goods mer-
chants, at No. 392 Broadway, New York, have
made an assignment Liabilities S169, $40, nomi-
nal assets $12S. 9l4.
Chauncy w. Huff, cashier of the Union
Steamboat Company, at Buffalo, has been miss
ing several days. His accounts appear to be all
right
Forty thieves attacked the town Of A,macat-
tan, Pueblo, Mexico, on Tuesday night. captured
the mayor justice and aldermen and carried
them off to their rendezvous where they hold
them for ransom.
The venerable Stephen Alexander. IL. D.,
emertOus professor OF astronomy at the college
of New jersey had his shoulder disOcated yes
terday by falling from his bed.
Mr.. John Kelly, of the firm of Kelly & Will
helm, of the Enterprise mills. in Philadelphia,
who inhaled some of the flames at the burning
of the mills on the 18th instant died at his resi-
dence last night from the effects of the injuries
received.
DR.. Frederick H. Griffin was put on trial In
Philadelphia yesterday upon charge Of man
slaughter, in having caused the death Of Ann
Quinn, widow, aged seventy-fve years, by ad-
ministering to her an overdose OF morphine.
The defense claims that the doctor is insane.
One Of the largest and most brilliant meteors
ever observed at Concord, N. H., was seen be-
tween and o'clock yesterday afternoon, pass
ing across the heavens from west to east. It
was as plainly visible as mete0rs usually are
after dark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

OPELIKA's MUNICIPAL WAR-A special dis
patch from Opelika, Ala, says ''The war cloud
darkens. The house of d. III. Kieser, editor OF
the Times was last night fired into by unknown
parties and ten buckshot crashed through tho
window Of his bedroom and buried themselves
In the opposite wall"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

SAD CoINCIDENCE.-A telegram from Scran-
ton, Dec 10. says: When the news of the death
of Lewis Marsh, who was killed by the explo-
sion on the Pennsylvania Coal company's gray
ity road last Saturday afternoon, reached his
three brothers i'm Hawley. they FASTENED to his
residence and remained there until last eve
ming, when they came to Scranton to make ar
engagements for the funeral. It was late
when they left this city last night, and
they Intended to board coal train to
Number Seven Plane. and then walk
from there to Number Nine Plane, on the
mountain, where their dead brother lay. The
coal train did not stop at Number Seven as ex-
pected, and in jumping of Lafayette Marsh
leaped right In front OF the fast passenger train
from New York and was torn to pieces by the
locomotive. The. other two brothers were hor-
rii1ed at the sickening sight, and 1t was some
time before they could gather up the remains.
Then one OF them sat beside the mangled body
while the other went to the nearest village for
a vehicle. Assistance was obtained, and the
body was taken to the house where Lewis Marsh.
the victim of the boiler explosion Law. Both
brothers will be buried tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

THE PETERSBURG, Va, MuDpLE.--The iniunc-
ton restraining E. W. Couch, the city treasurer
of Petersburg, Va, from paying the salaries OF
the dual officers OF the city government was dis.
solved yesterday. and i've and half months
salary will be paid to the appointees OF the Nc
adjuster city council The sum required viii b
about $4,000 An effort will be made to raise
by voluntary contributions Q like sum to pay
the funder appointees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

ERs.-The antiquated practise Of serving out
stated portions Of grog to seamen on ocean vessels
hasalmOst entirely gone out offashion the large
passenger steamships which traverse the seas
OF late years the use Of liquor by the seamen on
board ship has been prohibited on most OF the
ocean steamships, except where it was specially
prescribed by physicians. Oatmeal water is
usually given to sailors in the summer and hot
coffee in the winter. The Cunard steamship
line has until very recently chung to the old Gus
tom of serving grOg. The seamen on the Cunard
steamers were permitted to have one glass OF
grOg each day while at sea and two glasses each
day while in port. short time ago, however,
the Church Of England temperance society pre-
vailed upon the directors Of the Cuuard COM
pany to issue orders disseminating the serving
of grog on their steamers.
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Says He Made Room for Legi sIatOrs
Men.

From the New York Sun, 10Th.
George I. Alker, who was clerk In the ofncs
of the commissioners Of taxes, sued the city for
the amount Of his salary during July and August
In the years 1877 and 1878. He asserted that he
was required each summer to ask for vacation
for two months without salary, In order that
the commissioners might temporarily give his
place to some persons named by members Of tho
Legislature. A jury In Judge Larremores court
gave him $40 20 yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

FISH EGGS FOR EURoPE.-The United States
fish commission will send to France and Ger
many this week 9O0, 900 white fish eggs and
80 COO salmon-trout eggs. The eggs win be
packed In New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21
Solid Sense From Pennsylvania.

From the Fhl!adephia Evening Star.
The surgeon general of the United States
army, In his annual report just received from
Washington, makes the suggestion that the
museum OF surgical specimens should have a
fire-prOOf building. 1t certainly should; and so
should every collection of treasures of records
belonging to the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

LARGE LAND SALE.-A Phladelphia firm has
recently sold thirty thousand acres or land in
West Virginia. belonging to the estate Of the
late Judge Haywood, Of Mount Holly. to par
ties in New York representing English capt.
talisfa
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Victims OF the Jeannette Disaster.
Rar the Crossings !!

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
In view of the late sad accident, which de-
prived family of its beloved head and our city
of a most active and valuable reformer (not to
name similar accidents to street cars ard pas
sengers), l am moved to ask, why are not all
crossings provided with watchmen and flags,
and barred with gates while train of cars. or
even an engine, Is passing? noticed while in
Philadelphia lately that the conductors Of street
cars, when nearing railroad crossing, stopped
their cars and ran ahead to make sure that their
track would not be crossed by engine or train.
On ascertaining that no danger impended. they
signalled their drivers and the street cars pro-
ceeded In safety. And all this care was taken In
addition to barring the crossing. Is not life as
valuable in the nations capital as in Philadel-
phia? And sliosld an engine be allowed to run
across our streets in dusk or dark without
headlight to warn passers over its tracks? No
amount of money can compensate Us for the life
which was lately sacrificed by such neglect.
MOURNER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

A RICHMOND PASTOR GONG no BALTIMORE
Pastor Edward Huber, Of st. Johns Lutheran
church. In Richmond, Va, rendered his resigna-
ton to his congregation yesterday, and It was
accepted after the passage Of resolutions COM
plimentary to the pastor. who goes to Baltimore
to take charge Of Q church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21
Virginia News.

To establish new female college is now the
clatter in Danville.
A colored woman was so badly burned on the
place Of Marshall MOncure Dinwiddie county,
recently that she died. Her clothing was ig-
nited.
The contract for supplying the new United
States courthouse and post-Ofce at Danville with
hardware has been awarded to P. and f. COrbin,
of New York.
1t is said that Mr.. Phebus. the new lessee
of the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs,
guarantees $4,000 annually to the company,
and divides all income in excess Of that
amount.
A stranger in Norfolk, Sunday, by the name of
Harwood. boarding at Mr.. B. Peddles Globe
House. laid down on the premises red morocco
pocketbook, containing 5000, which he has not
since been able TO find.
Saturday night framed residence, owned and
occupied by Mr.. Williams. at Newport News,
caught fire, whether by accident or design is not
known. and with its contents was entirely de-
strOyed
The judge Of the hustings court and the COM
monwealth's attorney of Richmond have signed
an application for executive clemency in the
cases Of Messrs. Smith and Meredith the two
medical students convicted Of grave rObbing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

Maryland State Temperance Alliance.
THE PROHIBITIONIsTS TO ENTER THE POLITICAL
FIELD.
From the Baltimore Sum- to-day.
Rev. DR.. Chickering, of Massachusetts,, ad-
dressed the Maryland State Temperance Alliance
Yesterday. Rev. Joshua Cain said the fndca-
tons were that Baltimore county would be car
red for local option next year, when the question
is submitted to the voters. Messrs. Janney,
Odom, Blackburn, Ramsay, Sapp and Daniel
were appointed q committee to consider the
propriety Of establishing a newspaper in the
interest Of the temperance cause and depot
for the sale Of temperance literature Mr.
Henry Janney thought that there was no need
of such an organ here Mr.. John B. OdOm
strongly urged the formation Of q stock COM
pany to start the paper. He claimed that the
allegations made by certain papers opposed to
the temperance cause should be refuted. The
prohibition question is state matter. and next
year the temperance party will bring out candi-
vote for constitutional amendment prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating drinks. To help this
move q recognized temperance journal should
be in existence in this city. Resolutions were
adopted eulOgzing the ladies Of Annapolis for
their aid at the recent local option election, and
also characterizing righteous judge who, with
out fear or favor, enfOrces the laws for restrain
ing the wicked as one of the greatest blessings
of Christian, and a safeguard of an advancing
public spirit Several communications were read
from Mr. VIM. Daniel, who is lecturing in New
York. Rev. s. w. Beach, T. j. Shay and W. ].
NichOl were elected members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

Reports from the Susquehanna and the Kenne-
bee Indicate good crop Of Ice this year and
lower prices next summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

INC0RRlGIBLE.-A young man named Frank
Cronin. who was before Judge Smell yesterday
for being suspicious person and habitual
drunkard, and let of on his personal bonds on
promising to reform, was In the dock again this
morning. Officer Thompson testified to finding
him In q bar-room In the Division last night
drunk. The prisoner said he might as well plead
guilty. for he was prosecuted. and was arrested
as soon as he was let out. The court said he
would give him the extent Of the law-9O DAYS
on the farm.
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A Lunatic Newspaper.

DR.. Macdonalds patients ON Wards Island,
NY, are about tC issue a newspaper-probably
the first considerable venture of this sort ever
undertaken by patients in a lunatic asylum.
The journal is to be called The Noon It has
underneath the title rather good engraving of
the buildings on the island as seen BY moon
light. 1t bears the appropriate motto:
Fair Moon, to thee singh
Bright regent OF the heavens.
Say, why is ev'rything
Either at skies or at SevenS?
1t is frankly and honestly dated ''New York
city Asylum for the Insane, January 1, 1888"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

The RIVER Observation-Disclosures Sutton re-
ports arrivals at the river front as follows: Schrs
Dauntless, Ocean Queen and G. w. Sanders.
with oysters for market, 1 800 bushels barge F..
l.. Moore, Adges cordwoOd, Stephenson Bros;
schr: Francis E. Waters, blank, 1900 feet pine
lumber, to johnson & Wimsatt, and heavy pine
timbers to Sanford & Ross, contractors for
dredging the Potomac flats
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The Rlacknore Claim.

A special from Pittsburg was published in yes
terday's STAR as to a projected suit in this Dis
trict by the heirs Of one William Blackmore to
recover vast tract of land in this city and its
Vicinity (4S1 acres), on portion of which the
Capitol and other public buildings have been
erected. There is no trace on the land records OF
this District of any such grant as the VIM Black.
more grant and the most expert and experienced
OF our title examiners have no recollection of ever
having seen his name on the records. If there
was ever any such grant the record of it is in
Annapolis, but the impression here is that the
claim is Imaginary, and even If 1t is real claim,
after the lapse of hundred years or more, 1t
cannot be sustained.
A CHANGE OF HIS NAME AUTHORIZED BY
LAw.-Yesterday, in the Equity Court, Judge
Hagner made decree changing the name OF
Frank D. Wolfe to Frank d. Reynolds The
petition, filed about month age by Mr.. r. S.
Davis, stated that Wolfe was known by the
name of Reynolds; had been married, and was
doing business under that name; that with his
half brother he would inherit considerable prop
erty, and in case of his death his widow might
have difficulty in securing her rights unless the
change was made.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. - Deeds in fee
have been recorded as follows: W. d. Prout to
James MullOy. lot 5. square S73 S; c. C. Dun
canson to N Wilson, lot 32, square 214, s.; FL
leu H. Ellot 10 Sdiile A Scha1hlrt, lot 4. square
237. -. $50; l.. Simmermocfer to George ii. Nc
Kay, sub 40. square 1902, 800; Mary j. Wright
to Frederick Slater, lot Z. sub lots 49, 1872 and
1873. $3.50; Thomas E. Waggalnan to Margaret
Carey. lot to 9, sub of lot 1. square w of
IA, $. A. Sharp, late U. S. marshal, to F. B.
Smith, pit. IL, SO. 377; S400. Mary Baldwin to
Joseph i; Iardella, pit. II, so. 965; s.. B. P.
Mcknew to Wallace I. Chapman. pit. 10. so. IS;
sl.o5o. F: W. Lippet to Jesse W. Flenner. SO.
1872. 0premises 1874 NJ street,; $4,000. George
Truesdeii to Isaac G. Waters, pit. 2, SO. 5lS;
81 974