Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-04
A CURIOUS DECISION.
A Man Who is To be EEung On Account
Of One Word.

| From the Arkansaw Traveller.
Sometime ago Nathan Jones colored man liz
whose general character there was lack OF
laudable ambition. was arraigned before Little
| Rock justice and fined. Jones went down ia
| the country. became leader among the negroes
| and was elected justice of the peace. The other
day Squire Gilwig, before whom Jones had been
! arraigned, and whom the waves of politics had
submerged. went down into Jones' neighbor-
hood, drank bad whisky and killed man. He
| was arrested and taken before Judge Jones for
examination.
Prisoner at de bar" said the colored justice,
de las time feasted desc judicial optics on yer
face, was in hook an yersef was de musical
| director Ob de festive occasion. recognize nv
| lack ob larnin' sab an went ter night school.
! My frlen's SEEM in me de stuff Outen what big
men is made. put ne on dis bench, while yer
own frlenS, fain ter see dem features in YER
/ self, took yer often de bench. Yer is charged
wild KILN a man. De charge am pretty well
sustained. an blamed eff see how yer's gwinter
git Outen dis fix"
Judge" said the prisoner, 81 am aware that
l am seriously situated. / fined you heavily
when YOU were drawn up before me- and now,
| especially as my crime is great, l do not expect
| mercy"
''Yas, sah vas. Now my mode OBJ precede
ment is little different from dat put down in de
| statuary BOOKS. When a man what is guilty ob
| two crimes is arrested an fotch afore me- dis
| charges him On de little crime but holes him on
de big one. Now, yerse'f is guilty OBJ two crimes
| de littlest one OBJ what is killing man."
II can't be charged with but one crime ex-
| claimed the white man.
"Pll show yer in minute When was afore
| you arter had paid my fine, what was it yer
| said?'
II don't remember"
"See eff yer can't ricolleck."
81 believe that told you to keep your feet in
the path Of rectitude"
''Yas, OATS it, and when axed yer to say dat
| word agin, yer turned away an commenced
| talkin' wild lawyer. Dat word struck me, an
wanted it. After wus elected needed it,
but couldn't ricOlleck it. On dis account Justice
WIS cheated, an is certain dat de higher courts
hab dat word. Now, sab, I'll discharge yer fur
KILN dat man."
Thank you, Judge"
for keepin' me outen dat word Mr. Constable
put de han'cuffs on de larned gentleman"
Bob INGERsoLL's beautiful burst of eloouence
over the duty of devoted wife in the star route
trial is not likely to be remembered as long rs
the retort of one Of the government counsel to
an ill-tempered speech Of Bob's sc to ILL.,"
said Bob. ''Thank you" was the reply, "have
| take your latchkey." This might be termed
the retort sulphurous.-Chicago Herald.
The NEW BUILDING MATERIAL known as
York. In the construction Of roof of q
college building and in some large apartment
houses, 1t is described as being made of top
clay, found near Perth Amboy, and saw-dust,
and, after being cast In shape 1t Is baked in q
kiln. 1t is said to be easily worked as pine or
spruce. and much stronger and It is COM
pletely freproof. Nothing is said about the
COST nor is any explanation offered as to how It
is to be worked, If, as stated, its strength
arises from partial vitrifaction Of the clay.
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MIRABEAU HATS Of felt have high taperIng
crown with q band Of velvet fastener by clasp
OF brilliant stones, and tuft of feather curis
over the left side. Hussar blue, myrtle green,
and terrx-cOtta are the colOrs and the trimmings
are of the same shades.
A village In Washington territory was called
Hangtown because six Indian horse thieves
were once hanged there. A correspondent says
the place Ia "shunned by immigrants. deserted
by settlers. and generally desplsed," ell on ac-
count Of its name.
The faculty OF Amherst college are convinced
that orstorical abilities are more natural than